I met two former hipster couples this last week who are around 30 and starting to get serious about life. They still have some of the clothes and tats from the lifestyle, and a few of the attitudes, but the perpetual adolescence is fading. So what’s the big difference? After years of aimlessness they finally focused in on real jobs and careers, with one couple talking of children. It’s better late than never to grow up. I spent most of my 20s just screwing around, but at least I had enough sense to keep a career going. If you are approaching 30 it’s time to grow up and be a man, and not a man-child.
If you need a checklist here you go:
- Steady work and a career with real goals
- Responsible with money (regular bill paying, paying off debts and reducing debt, saving money)
- Buying a home and not renting
- Starting a family
Boys don’t do these things, men do. It’s hard, mostly thankless work, but you’ll be better for it.
