Teresa Valdez Klein
361° of geekdom
Singer, Songwriter, Pianist. Also feminist, geek, subvertiser, thinker, doer. #music #tech #feminism #politics
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Nobody throws you a diamond parade for not marrying the wrong guy
Tonight, I'm working on my upcoming Ignite Seattle talk about subvertising and the social pressure to get married. I was thinking to myself how "nobody throws you a diamond parade when you don't marry the wrong guy," and then I remembered that Carrie Bradshaw once said something similar on Sex and the City:
"Think about it. If you are single, after graduation there isn't one occasion where people celebrate you ... Hallmark doesn't make a 'congratulations, you didn't marry the wrong guy' card."
It's still a great quote. I wish someone had gotten me that card a couple of years ago.
What do you think? Do you feel the social pressure to get married? Did you ever say "yes" to the wrong guy?
