The 25 Year-Old Plague

In an effort to not sound like another one of my "tangents", I do want you to know that my blog posts CAN be somewhat informative (depending on how you look at it, of course). My friends would say that I am a good advice giver, even if I may choose to not take my own advice at certain times (and then, later regret it). One of the pieces of advice that I have found myself giving most often to my girlfriends lately is: 

***Avoid 25 Year-Olds Like The Plague*** 

Now, this may seem utterly ridiculous when you first hear it, but there is substantial reasoning behind this....and it's what I like to call the "Mountain Effect". 

What is the Mountain Effect, you may ask???

[The easiest way to explain it is through a diagram, so I took the liberty of making one.  :) ]

Your typical 25 year-old MALE is in the prime of his life....living life as a bachelor, partying with friends, basically going crazy. At this point, he has been out of college for a few years, his career is just picking up and he has a little bit of experience under his belt (which may contribute to his growing ego). As time goes on, he begins to slowly realize that maybe, just MAYBE he should consider settling down....seriously dating and finding that special someone.

That sounds too good to be true, huh? Oh it is....

He goes out one night with his buddies, has a conversation with his newly single (and bitter) friend who tells him relationships are overrated and almost instantaneously regresses back to his original state.
But not only does he regress.....oh no.....he hits ROCK-BOTTOM. Now, he is worst off, and there is nothing anyone can really do to help him.
Don't worry though! He will eventually snap out of it as the years pass and all his friends start actually settling down, leaving him as the token single man.


Remember, there ARE exceptions. In no way am I saying that every last 25 year-old male on this planet is just like what I am describing....but in my experience, all I can do is advise you to take the proper precautions. Men of any age can fall into this category.... and you would be surprised just how many men UNDER 25, make up this exception! (I do know of a few 23/24 year olds that are looking to settle down, but I would by lying if I said I wasn't waiting for the "Mountain Effect" to kick in once they hit 25).

And for the men, YES, women can also fall under this "25 year-old plague" that I am referring to...I never said they couldn't. I simply took the experiences I have had with men and came up with this theory, which continues to prove its own validity over and over AND over again.


Ladies, if you want to "climb" the mountain with the hot 25 year-old you met at the bar last weekend, be my guest....but do us all a favor don't act completely surprised when the plague finally creeps up on you! :)