A couple of years ago I had a conversation with my then boyfriend, Marc,  which left me thinking about various things. 

We were talking about what we've done so long, in life, over the years. This had been bothering me because sometimes I think that I have lived in reverse, going through very intense experiences in my youngest years, and slowing down as I become an adult.

Yes, isn't that what growing up is about? Well, yes and no. Circumstances are changing and with more flexible social rules, what is expected of people in their 20s differs now from how older generations experienced them.