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Your partner in life is so important. Don't just marry because everyone else is. Make sure this is a true best friend and you have discussed things like how kids, family, finances, work, etc will work. If a woman wants to to be a career superstar I also think she needs to consider the idea of a spouse who is a low earner, part-time working or stay at home rather than snub it. There is value in someone being at home more to deal with making meals, helping kids with homework, hosting playdates, going to docor's appointments, waiting for contractors, etc.

A friend of mine's whole therapy practice is 2 superstar couples and when life happens like a child with special needs, an ill family member, house falling apart or whatever the arguing is endless about who will make what sacrifices even if they had mastered the basics before the life changer. In one case they just decided to ship the kids off to boarding school ?!

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Or...you can be a career superstar and marry a career superstar and have family help/nanny/etc deal with making meals, kids homework, playdates, etc. There are lots of different options out there. Just go after what you want. Same with fertility. Adoption is an option. Don't constrain your life before you need to, just to keep options open that you may not even care about. Sit down and think about what *you* want in life, and then go after it.[/quote]

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