11 Important Advice to All Unmarried Women In Their 20s

1. Discover yourself. This is the perfect opportunity to explore your identity and engage in some deep
and intense soul-searching. You would have completed your education and began working in your twenties.
It means you have the time and money to discover yourself while enjoying what the world could offer to
you. Savor every moment of it. Hangout with your friends, have slumber parties, go on late-night road
trips, share dreams and hopes with your close friends, watch movies, do crazy stuff. For these moments
shall never come back.

2. Spend more time with your parents. While you still have a chance, do it. Make every single moment
memorable with them. Because once you achieve your personal and career goals, you will find a partner
who understands you well and gets married. You might not find enough time to spend with them because
of focusing on your marriage, hectic job schedule, having a family and others.

3. Clasp your femininity. Do not consider the feminine energy you represent to be inferior. It is okay to
love to cook and learn how to knit. It is okay to love to take care of your family and prioritize them
before your career. It is okay to become independent and love pink. Do anything you want to do, but do it
only for you and not for the people around you.

4. Chasing money won't lead to long-term genuine happiness. When you start working in your twenties,
you tend to get caught in the infuriating rat-race on this world. You start working at least 17 hours a day
just to secure a raise or a promotion. You spend most of your time getting away from your family and
friends. Money is an integral element of life, but it's not worth it when you start losing relationships.
Work hard, but don't sacrifice your precious time that should be spent with your family and friends.

5. Don't give in to any pressure. Never rush to engagement, having a family or live with a man unless
you’ve known him for quite some time. Give yourself a room to know the real personality without losing
yourself by living with him. Build the emotional bond with the man that will last a lifetime.

6. Be picky. Never waste your valuable time dating just anybody. It’s better to be happily single than be
in an emotionally draining marriage. Always set your expectations high. Know who you want and what you
want.

7. Relationships are not just about going out, flirting and having sex. They are much more than that. Do
not settle for anybody till you reach that level of mutual understanding to differentiate between love
and lust. It's not your time to be immature. Do not feed anybody's lust in the name of love. Never.

8. Save money for yourself. Learn how investing works and how you will be able to earn more. The power
of compounding is magical. Don't wait for your prince charming to drizzle you with money. Always go for
a one step ahead and save for your own wedding and family plans instead of your parents doing that for
you.

9. Meet a lot of people. You never know who will be the right person for you. It is only logical that your
chances of meeting the right person increase as you meet more and more people along the way. Don't be
afraid, do it. You’ll have funny stories to tell your children and your future partner someday.

10. Choose a man whose fundamental values match perfectly with you and not someone who looks good or
who makes more money.

11. This is the time where you could easily get carried away by other random opinions and advice
concerning relationships and career. You can listen to all of them, but make sure to decide what seems to
be the best fit for you because no one would be able to determine what is best to you better than ‘you’
alone.

Remember, a relationship status does not define you. And a ring on your left hand is not an achievement.
Staying unmarried is one of the smartest decisions you could have ever made especially in your twenties.
Take this precious time to invest wholly in yourself and revel in your freedom.
Words by E.J. Cenita