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[quote=Anonymous]This thread is a bit depressing to me.  I think I was one of those people who peaked in college/grad school and then it's all been downhill from there.

In high school I was in the smart, nerdy, goody two shoes crowd.  I never drank any alcohol or smoked.  Never went to parties.  Just studied, did extracurriculars like the newspaper (was editor in chief), and worked in the summers at a movie theater.  I did date a lot in high school though, and that distracted me from my studies a lot.  The only rebeliuos thing I did was when I was a senior I had a much older boyfriend who my parents didn't like.  I got into a good liberal arts college, one of the top 10, but was rejected by every Ivy League school I applied to.

In college I was definitely at the top of my game.  Graduated with honors, studied abroad several times, dated a lot, had a boyfriend, had great friends, did a lot of extra-curricular activities, I looked great.

In grad school I got good grades, met my now husband, had the biggest adventure of my life when I moved to a big, exciting city after graduation to be with him.  I was slim, gorgeous, and had a lot of fun all the time.

Sadly, after that it's all been downhill.  Now I'm 38, the bloom is off the rose in terms of my looks (I'm still slim and trim though I look really old), I really dislike where I live/neighborhood, my marriage has issues, I'm infertile (trying for baby #2), I'm constantly lonely, and don't have the community/village I want and need.  My career never went anywhere and I never really had a career, just a series of jobs.  I currently work part-time in a job that I like but I only make $15 per hour.  I feel like I really need to turn things around but there are so many issues I don't know how.

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