I'm pretty sure they exist, and I'm pretty sure I've been descending into one since, say, my 23rd birthday. A quick google on the subject turned up some lame-looking mass-market book on the subject and a similar book sold on Amazon.com. How ironic.
As I discovered about one year ago, graduating from undergrad is a pretty anticlimatic experience. So too is one's first job, even if it comes with nice benefits. I suppose it's nice to have cash, but I've discovered cash really doesn't matter that much. I'd rather be expanding my mind doing interesting things. I'm still trying to figure out how to have most of both, but at least I know that there is little, if any intersection between that ideal and my current state.
I think Ryan is in a similar state. I guess he lasted longer on the road to crisis than I did. So what happens when two people in a relationship hit a quarter life crisis at the same time? Maybe they cancel eachother out? That would be cool.
Anyway, I'm really looking forward to going to Copenhagen next week. Mostly because I haven't seen Ryan in like three months, but also because I get to melt into a world away from the grind for exactly four days.
4 Comments
1 Nicholas
Posted April 14, 2006 at 4:20 pmPermalink
I think I'm having one too but mine is more like oh my God I have to grow up now? Who does that? Maybe it's not a quarter life crisis maybe it's just plain old quarter life?
I know lets become pirates!
2 jill
Posted April 15, 2006 at 3:34 pmPermalink
thats exciting... i didnt know you were going there. hope you have a good break.
i wonder if i will have a quarter life crisis once i graduate.. hope not. let me know how you resolve yours.
3 murray
Posted April 15, 2006 at 10:41 pmPermalink
ugh...i've been having one for like two years now...and i haven't even finished my education...i'm not even all that close. i think every fraction in existance gets it's on life crisis these days.
4 kashies
Posted April 18, 2006 at 9:55 amPermalink
i think i have had about 4 quarterlife crises (is that the spelling?)
i also did not know that you are going to Copenhagen.
at least your undergrad got you a job! and though money isn't important...it totally fucking helps. I actually don't know because I don't really have money.
when I think about you, i think...wow Jeremy is a real live grown up. don't spoil my dreams!!! no no, it's okay. are you thinking of going back to school sometime soon? why don't you take night classes. if not academic, maybe some that are just for fun like cooking or photography or start playing that horn again. or you could volunteer. maybe get a little dog beast? (but don't do that because they make traveling not very doable)
k