There are a couple of things that I have problems with: laundry, and getting my home looking furnished and decent. Especially my bedroom. Can you help?
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posted by htid
on Mar 14, 2013 -
36 answers
How do people decide to do and execute big moves abroad? Is it a dumb idea to move abroad without a job in hand first?
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posted by Papagayo
on Jan 20, 2013 -
8 answers
I am a young adult woman living in the home she grew up in, with parents and siblings. My parents are NOT abusive - they have always provided me with a place where I felt safe and cared for. But the way they relate to me now that I've gone to college and come back has not changed since I was several years younger, and I think it's affecting me negatively. I need to figure out what my action plan is for establishing my independence, both materially and emotionally.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 17, 2013 -
76 answers
I just accepted my first real job offer! I'm excited, but kind of freaking out about adjusting to a traditional working lifestyle.
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posted by circumspice
on Jan 8, 2013 -
49 answers
Is waiting for someone to contact you first giving them too much power? Is contacting them first desperate? Am I overthinking what is already a trainwreck (most likely)? Help me out, romantically-experienced MeFites!
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 30, 2012 -
17 answers
What is the real difference between friends and lovers? (Codependency question)
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posted by Cybria
on Dec 18, 2012 -
15 answers
The Short: I'm a single young adult with a college degree and student loan debt. I live in a sterile small city with limited job prospects. I want to move out and get an entry-level or temporary job in a coastal U.S. city (NYC, LA, SF, Seattle). Please walk me through the logistics and help me devise a plan, as well as offer any advice you have on making it on your own in a new city (essentially, how to be an independent, self-sufficient adult).
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posted by matticulate
on Dec 13, 2012 -
19 answers
Do you work in college admissions? Have you successfully navigated paying for college education? Are you an adult? I could use your advice on how to pay for my education, or advice to just give up.
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posted by FirstMateKate
on Dec 5, 2012 -
27 answers
I'm 24 and very recently my first serious relationship (7 years) ended. Starting over with my life after my first traumatic upset and in need of some recommendations for... well, life (career, relationships, finances, the whole gamut). (please forgive the length)
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posted by znith
on Nov 23, 2012 -
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Is there a manageable amount of student loan debt? Am I being paranoid about my own amount or should I avoid additional debt at all costs?
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posted by Papagayo
on Nov 8, 2012 -
22 answers
What are the best stories that feature young adults coming of age/coming to terms with life's imperfect realities? By "young adults" I mean "adults who are young," probably roughly 19-30, not "young people who are becoming adults." This maturing process can be central to the work or peripheral. One example: "The Great Gatsby." Short stories, novels, nonfiction, film, television and any other genre are all welcome.
posted by croutonsupafreak
on Oct 30, 2012 -
29 answers
What are important things that every adult should have? What are important things that adults should be able to do? In other words: what should I do, what do I need to have, and what life skills should I learn in order to become more of an adult?
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posted by livinglearning
on Jan 19, 2012 -
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So, I've been joking for a while that I need, like, boot camp for how to be an adult. Help me find something? Maybe like Upward Bound for grownups meets finishing school plus...something?
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posted by tulip-socks
on Dec 10, 2011 -
15 answers
Please help me remember the title of a young adult novel I read in the late 1980s, involving a young American man who drives a Fiat, goes to college, joins a fraternity, and ends up getting expelled and working in a fast food restaurant.
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posted by jgfoot
on May 9, 2011 -
2 answers
What books/websites would you recommend for a recent college grad trying to navigate the practicalities of being a young adult, such as building credit, taking care of a car, wiring lighting, etc.
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posted by ribboncake
on Apr 26, 2011 -
11 answers
Adult staying at home to help financially support parents, parents split up, total financial chaos ensues... NOW how/when am I going to become an independent, grown-up adult?
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posted by so_gracefully
on Dec 15, 2010 -
11 answers
What was that one most important thing you did in your mid-20s that made you feel like you were a Real Adult?
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posted by griphus
on Dec 13, 2010 -
40 answers
Slightly older mefites: What is one thing about life that you get satisfaction out of now that you would not have appreciated in your early to mid 20s?
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posted by the foreground
on Aug 31, 2010 -
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I'm a woman who turned 30 this year. Some parts of my life are great; others aren't quite where I'd like them to be, and I'm starting to worry that 30 is Too Old to change that, especially in terms of relationships and future families (I'm currently single, would like in the future to be married with kids). I'm having some trouble telling the difference between 'reasonable concern' and 'worrying about nothing' here, and could do with some assistance.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 9, 2010 -
31 answers
special needs filter: how do I help my high-functioning sibling gain independence? what have your experiences with special needs siblings been like?
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posted by elephantsvanish
on Jul 22, 2010 -
4 answers
Failedpolyamoryfilter: Help! I care for two people and I have to choose between them. What does one base a decision like this on? How do I tackle this situation?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 4, 2010 -
26 answers
I'm not talented at anything useful. I'm not passionate about anything specific. And I'm getting older. What now?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 30, 2010 -
32 answers
My younger sister is moving in with her future-fiancé. How to mark this passage, and what house-warming gift to buy them?
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posted by SebastianKnight
on Nov 7, 2009 -
7 answers
My current level of "life management" skills aren't cutting it anymore (not that they ever did so great to begin with). How can I get my act together?
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posted by shelbaroo
on Mar 24, 2006 -
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