A category you didn't cover is societal where our affluence has let us be so separate, in nuclear families with our own houses where community is so lacking. When co-housing came along from Denmark in the '60s, that looked like heaven. Families were together in their wings and the kitchen and outdoor areas were shared. Babysitting was no…
A category you didn't cover is societal where our affluence has let us be so separate, in nuclear families with our own houses where community is so lacking. When co-housing came along from Denmark in the '60s, that looked like heaven. Families were together in their wings and the kitchen and outdoor areas were shared. Babysitting was not an issue and time was used more efficiently when you didn’t have to cook all the meals, plus being so connected with others made for a much more pleasurable experience of life.
Another thing you didn’t touch on was not getting married right out of school. I was Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude from NYU, but I became Mrs. Him. That was another generation so it’s not the same for women today, but still traveling the world, seeing what’s going on, collecting your own experience before you become a couple I think would be valuable for everyone.
Another thing you didn’t talk about was how what you did talk about should be taught. Thinking ahead like you did doesn’t occur to most people and how valuable your piece is to open people eyes to that. I loved it.
These are all great points. I'm especially fascinated by the modern co-living movement. I threaten to move in with my sisters all the time! (If only we could agree on a location, alas!).
My husband and I met at 18 years old, so we were a little bit different for our generation. But there are a lot of positives to that too—like being in a dual income household for your whole life! (And we are still very much individuals.)
And I very much agree that lifestyle design and finances should be taught. In high school! We enter college without a clue how much each career makes, how much the education would cost to get it, and how that equation will affect our lives. Nothing could be more valuable!
A category you didn't cover is societal where our affluence has let us be so separate, in nuclear families with our own houses where community is so lacking. When co-housing came along from Denmark in the '60s, that looked like heaven. Families were together in their wings and the kitchen and outdoor areas were shared. Babysitting was not an issue and time was used more efficiently when you didn’t have to cook all the meals, plus being so connected with others made for a much more pleasurable experience of life.
Another thing you didn’t touch on was not getting married right out of school. I was Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude from NYU, but I became Mrs. Him. That was another generation so it’s not the same for women today, but still traveling the world, seeing what’s going on, collecting your own experience before you become a couple I think would be valuable for everyone.
Another thing you didn’t talk about was how what you did talk about should be taught. Thinking ahead like you did doesn’t occur to most people and how valuable your piece is to open people eyes to that. I loved it.
These are all great points. I'm especially fascinated by the modern co-living movement. I threaten to move in with my sisters all the time! (If only we could agree on a location, alas!).
My husband and I met at 18 years old, so we were a little bit different for our generation. But there are a lot of positives to that too—like being in a dual income household for your whole life! (And we are still very much individuals.)
And I very much agree that lifestyle design and finances should be taught. In high school! We enter college without a clue how much each career makes, how much the education would cost to get it, and how that equation will affect our lives. Nothing could be more valuable!