"Get married first, than focus on career" is the title of Penolope Trunks' article in which she explains why ignoring the notion of marriage and choosing to focus only on a career can be extremely detrimental. She explains the logic behind balencing life in the work world and in the social world. There is a need to strike a blaence between estblishing a career and establishing a family. She suggests getting married first, and then establishing a career.
A few of the key points she describes with candor are the fact that regardless of when a woman decides to have children, her career goals are thrown off track, but she doesn't nesessarily taint this as a bad thing - it's just a fact of life.
She also makes the case that it's pointless to wait 'until you find yourself' because during your entire life you are constantly growing and learning about yourself and those around you.
In an article published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the author states, "Some single adults may worry that marriage will prohibit reaching their career or educational goals." And she goes on to quote a living apostle, President James E. Faust, Former Second Counselor in the First Presidency.
“My dear granddaughters, you cannot do everything well at the same time. You cannot be a 100 percent wife, a 100 percent mother, a 100 percent church worker, a 100 percent career person, and a 100 percent public-service person at the same time.” Doing things sequentially, he said, “gives a woman the opportunity to do each thing well in its time and to fill a variety of roles in her life.”
I'm personally thankful for living prophets and apostles who stand as guiding beacons of light amid so many different opinions.
It's a great artical, and I recommend you read it. It's a pro-marriage, which is interesting in this time of the world.
http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/06/01/get-married-first-then-focus-on-career/
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