Is life just about marrying and having kids? What interests them? How do they let off steam? What do they enjoy/dislike? What are they doing socially? Do they feel fulfilled?
Just curious about where that demographic is as we steam into 2007...
2007-03-29 22:51:21 · 25 answers · asked by Keoni G 1 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
wine chocolates and sex....
red,dark and plenty
2007-03-29 23:01:40 · answer #1 · answered by bee bee 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am now 39, married and with 3 teenage kids. I love a challenging job and a good challenge - I have a job that I always wanted -I can travel the world for free. I also have a husband that also enjoys his work - we are partners in all that we do. I get turned on by a masculine body and great eyes and at times I am a real "witch" both at home and in my work place but that is how I let off steam and manage the situation. In a couple more years the children will leave the home - then it will be just me and hubby - to carry on from where we left off on the party scene. Interests - well DIY/ Science Fiction/ Cars
2007-04-01 12:48:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok have to answer this even though I am 47 and a woman.
Life is for living and what you make of it. I love every single child I have but getting married and having babies was not the bee all and end all of my sole life purpose. Good grief we live in the 21st centry not the stone age where man hunted and women cooked and had babies.
I have a degree which I took in my thirties.I run my own successfull business which I have been doing for some years. I write short stories and currently a book, I do keep fit and go out socially with friends oh and the family.
I live with my long term partner and we have equal say in everything and also we are very happy and loved up and oh we have a sex life.
I hope that answers your question.
PS: Oh and just let off a bit of steam there lol
2007-03-30 06:04:46 · answer #3 · answered by momof3 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This I have to answer, I had my children real early so my 2 sons are grown now. I am 40 about to be 41, yes when women are younger we tend to nurture and involve ourselves with family but mind you we let go in ways that may blow some people,s mind.So we are all different in the age groups you put us in,but this is where morals come in. We can,t really let ourselves blow off steam without being called a name nor can we be fulfilled the way we want to without society putting us into a category. So prim and proper it must be. Life has more meaning then just marriage and kids.I,personally enjoy being able to do a man,s job. Nothing wrong with this too bad our grandmothers couldn,t without a fight.I am fulfilled so far besides something that I never done could catch my interest. You spread the age limit too far.
2007-03-30 08:14:54 · answer #4 · answered by BECKY 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm 23. In terms of marrying and having children, I really don't have that much interest in it right now. I see it in my future definitely and if my boyfriend proposed with a nice sparkler, I certainly wouldn't say no... but its by no means particularly important in my life right now. At the moment I am of course interested in my career. Although not particularly ambitious, I do have certain goals and want to work hard. I have a mortgage with my boyfriend and I enjoy keeping the house. I'm definitely very old fashioned and do nearly all of the housework and cooking although my boyfriend is very domesticated! I go to the gym regularly - keeping fit and looking good is important. I don't socailise as much as I used to because I have more commitments and less disposable income now but I like to go and stay with my friend from uni maybe one weekend every other month and I meet up with friends once a week even if its just for a couple of glasses of wine and a chat. Whether I'm fulfilled... I'm not sure and I think I speak for a lot of women in my age bracket when I say this. Life is quite confusing these days! We have the choice to do what we want unlike a few decades ago when life for women was pretty much mapped out. I got the degree, the decent job, the house.... and then I'm thinking... now what? What should I be doing? You feel as though you should be a strong independent woman and focus on your career but actually the thought of working part time, having a baby and being supported by a man is quite appealing at times. I know some of my friends look down on my for doing all the housework and think it should be split equally, but I enjoy looking after my boyfriend! So its hard to say whether I'm fulfilled or not.... I guess that’s what happens when you're spoilt for choice!
2007-03-30 06:24:46 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am 27, have married and had my children and i dont feel full filled! There are constantly things i want to do and are planning to do, there always will be, ambitions, hobbies, holidays to new places. I dont think i will ever really stop thinking about whats next, its exciting, i cant think of any thing worse than being stuck in the same job day in day out for the rest of my life, coming home to the kids, doing tea and going to bed!! I want more than that and will acheive it!
As for letting off steam and interests, personally i like to go shopping get my hair and nails done and go out on a wild night some where different that i have never been before!
2007-03-30 19:37:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm female and am now 26. I settled down at 18 and pretty much always wanted the stable relationship and children thing. Don't get me wrong i was well educated, stayed in education and always worked hard.
Since 17 i wasn't into going out clubbing and drinking etc, had done that before i got to 17. When i left school i didn't hang out with 'mates' instead i made new more mature friends at work and had my partner to be with when i was at home. i'd rather have gone out for a nice meal with the person i loved, and this is still true of today.
I only have a few real friends who have been long term friends, but that's fine with me. I have work colleagues and other people i have met through life who i am friends with now along with some of my extended family.
Nowadays i enjoy my busy life with my partner and daughter who is 5. I have my own business and a new project under way, and volunteer as a business mentor for the princes trust too. Although i am happy i would not say i'm satisfied! I would like to get married and have another baby, but life at the moment is so busy and we have other things on so these will have to wait.
As for my likes and dislikes - i like music, shopping (or spending money), eating out, holidays, days out with family, camping, my VW beetle which gives me my freedom!, watching films and tv, studying, business issues, and coming on yahoo answers! lol.. i dislike, erm.. shopping in busy places, walking into crowded rooms!, people who have no regard for others or the law, people who have loads of children but then let them bring each other up and take no interest in them!.. oh and i also hate having to constantly wash pots!! [note to myself - i must get a dishwasher!]
2007-04-02 04:24:56 · answer #7 · answered by just trying to make a difference 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm 21 and I'm also fairly abnormal for my age. I believe life is what you make of it and I have no interest in making my life one big party scene. I've never been drunk, I'm still a virgin, I like to read, hang out with family and friends, write, listen to music, and live my life completely devoid of the superficial. I would love to have kids and when I meet the right guy I will. Right now I want to concentrate on becoming a writer and being young. I want to travel the world before I settle down and I realize that might not happen but I still like to think about it. I feel very fulfilled with who I am and where i am going and proud of it.
2007-03-30 09:13:02 · answer #8 · answered by Becky 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Anything and everything.
I married very young and had my first kid at 21.
I never liked/enjoyed the bars, so I have managed restaurants, hunted, fished, camped out, made pottery,made soap,gardened, travelled, stayed home, gave birth in a hospital, gave birth at home, written for newspapers, taught Developmentally Delayed Adults, taught Preschoolers, taught my own kids, painted, sewed,danced,drummed, fluted, volunteered in Soup Kitchens, gone to church, etc. So many wonderful things to do and so little time to do them in!
If you want to meet women in the age bracket that you list, why not get out and become an interesting person yourself by doing cool things? Thats the way to meet interesting people.
Good luck
2007-03-30 14:46:52 · answer #9 · answered by Croa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you think that our lives were just about marrying and kids? Thats ridiculous.
In fact, women today are actually waiting longer for both. Waiting longer so they can earn degrees and get good jobs.
And 21- 45 is a really big age gap, thats the exact age of me, and than my mother, and i tell you, we like polar opposite things.
If you want to know what women like, youre better off skipping the generalization, and finding out what one woman likes.
2007-03-30 06:32:49 · answer #10 · answered by mettophobic 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm 22 i used to be the clubbing type out from thurs-mon nights on the drink. I still enjoy going out but only about once a month now. The things i enjoy now are pictures films nights with friends and family days out bbq's things like that. I don't think theres really that much to do anymore i don't feel fulfilled. xxx
2007-03-30 05:56:23 · answer #11 · answered by ali-d 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋