This article is so very sad. The author seems to be in a constant state of Deja vu.
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> Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded
> But trust me, in 20 years you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked… You are not as fat as you imagine Don't worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum
> The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday
Sadly not available in the EU, so I can't even confirm the link isn't broken. If it's not, that's the original column, titled "Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young" from 1997 by Mary Schmich, on which the song was based :)
But, the piece is well written and I don't think the author is sad, nor asking for sympathy.
So I'm conflicted in how I feel about it. The author also seems conflicted about whether she wants a man in her life.
It also seems like they'd be pretty unhappy if they'd had a life like yours (father of two ...), more because it's not suitable for them rather than there anything being wrong with it.
Overall, seems like an interesting - and potentially useful reminder that "it takes all kinds to make the world go around". ;)
The way I read it, it seemed very much like she was an independent woman who really didn't have any great yearning for a close relationship with a man. There's a lot of women out there like that, and honestly, we'd all be a lot better off if they would just admit this to themselves, and stop looking for boyfriends/husbands and just look for casual relationships instead. Someone like that isn't going to be a good relationship partner, and then is going to cause a lot of emotional devastation for some unlucky man.
This article actually made me feel really good but I am a divorced woman of 40. It's nice to see other women in the same situation enjoying life without feeling the need to partner up again. Some of us were just made to be solitary creatures.