Lauren Miller

There really should be no surprise involved every time a change in relationship status pops up in my news feed…I’m not talking about breakups and make-ups. I’m talking about the forever and always type of relationships.

Before I even graduated, just two years ago, several of my classmates were engaged or pregnant. The question is why? Don’t my former friends and classmates realize their young lives are essentially over? This may be where beliefs clash, but really what’s the rush?

50 years ago when there weren’t as many opportunities, especially for young women, getting married was a life. Now there are so many opportunities and experiences to be had, that it just seems insane to settle down in one’s 20’s.

This might just be in my case, I don’t know, but I’ve found that being single in my twenties is amazing! Seriously the only person I answer to is myself. If I want to spend a semester abroad, I do it! If I want to vacation in Florida for spring break with my girls, I do it! I’m always out and about meeting new people- guys and girls. I never feel obligated to check in with anyone, nor do I have to avoid flirting with that cutie in Bio. It may be selfish to say that the only person I have to care about is myself, and maybe in 10 years I’ll look back and call myself such, but at 20 years old really the only responsibility I want is to have to roll out of bed for class in the morning.

Even my friends who are married must feel some sort of longing for this freedom. I recently read one’s Facebook status that said something about missing high school and how their high school friends were probably out at parties and having fun while she was at home taking care of her baby. I feel like these years right after high school, whether you’re in college or not, are supposed to be your last shot of being young and having fun before you truly have to become an adult. Please if there’s something I’m missing fill me in with comments, but for now I’m going to go be young and irresponsible for a bit longer.