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Welcome to Twenty & Change! Here, you'll find stories from York Daily Record's Generation Y'ers as they blog the many changes that come along in your 20s -- good and bad -- and, essentially, how to survive until you’re 30.

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Category Archives: Marriage
Navigating my first bridal shower
Somehow, I’ve reached the age of 23 without attending a bridal shower. I’ve been invited to a few, but I was either out of town or already committed. I also skipped one accidentally because I wrote down the wrong date, … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, Growing up, Marriage, Sarah Chain
Tagged bridal registry, bridal shower, first, gifts, lingerie shower, newbie, protocol, sarah chain, wedding
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Cohabitation not so great after all?
Cohabitation before marriage has become a hot topic as the new generation of adults emerges and screws with statistics. On Twenty & Change, we have talked about our experiences with it and study results in recent articles. We thought cohabitation … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, Bethany Fehlinger, Cohabitating, Marriage, Relationships
Tagged cohabitation, cohabitation before marriage, cohabiting, Dr. Laurie Weiss, future, geek, marriage, Meg Jay, New York Times, prediction, Slate, The Downside of Cohabitation Before Marriage, Your Tango
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So, you’re going to be a bridesmaid? Saying ‘I do’ to more than ugly dresses
Forget the whole whiny “always a bridesmaid, never a bride” cliche. I was over the moon earlier this year when one of my best friends asked me to be part of her bridal party. OK, truthfully I cried because she … Continue reading
Posted in April Trotter, Growing up, Marriage, Uncategorized
Tagged 20-something, 20-somethings, bachelorette, bridal shower, bride, bridesmaid, budget, finance, first job, growing up, marriage, money, Pinterest, the knot
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Study: No need for a ring to be happy, healthy
I am Catholic and oh boy do I have a lot of that cradle-Catholic guilt. It doesn’t help that my parents egg it on even more. “He is sleeping on the couch, right?” is the first comment I got when … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, Bethany Fehlinger, Cohabitating, Generation Y, Health, Marriage
Tagged cohabitation, cohabiting, cohabitors, divorce, finances, happiness, marriage, self-esteem
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New Year’s resolutions for the newly engaged
On New Year’s eve, we made a list. Last year, Andy and I made a list, too. Saturday night, we opened the sheet of paper marked with 2011′s goals and reflected on what we had and had not accomplished. Then … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, Growing up, Love, Marriage, Relationships
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A 21st-century proposal
Supposedly, ’tis the season for engagement. (Read Brittany’s post.) Including my own. My boyfriend proposed Christmas Eve, so I had the opportunity to tell the story over and over and over to friends and family during the holidays. I think … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, Growing up, Love, Marriage, Pop culture, Relationships
Tagged christmas, engagement, ring, traditions
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’tis the season to get engaged (or so I’m told)
About one in four grooms-to-be, many of them twenty-somethings, take the plunge and propose to their dearly beloveds in the month between Thanksgiving and Christmas, according to a survey sponsored by the publisher of “Modern Bride.” In line with the … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, Brittany Wilson, Cohabitating, Love, Marriage, Relationships
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Would you holla ‘We want prenup’?
Rapper Kanye West gave us all some words to live by a few years back with his hit “Gold Digger.” In case you’ve forgotten his sage advice, here’s a reminder: If you ain’t no punk holla we want prenup! We … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, April Trotter, Growing up, Marriage, Money, Pop culture
Tagged 20-something, 20-somethings, career, expenses, finance, Henry Gornbein, huffington post, Jacoba Urist, kanye west, lawyer, marriage, money, Prenup, Prenups, prenuptial agreement, relationships
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I believe in a thing called love (oh, and marriage, too)
Kim Kardashian’s divorce was the icing on the cake. Not because I actually care about what happens to the big-bootied reality TV starlet and her young husband, but because it was yet another divorce I had to process this year. … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, April Trotter, Growing up, Love, Marriage, Money, Relationships
Tagged 20-something, 20-somethings, family, huffington post, kids, kim kardashian, Kris Humphries, marriage, money, Prince & Associates, relationships, sacrifice
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