Susan Patton strikes again...

[brooklynite]

Apparently Princeton alum Susan Patton, who caused a stir last year with a letter to current female students about getting their marriage vs career priorities in order, has been invited by the Wall Street Journal to opine on love and relationships, just in time for Valentine's Day:

Another Valentine's Day. Another night spent ordering in sushi for one and mooning over "Downton Abbey" reruns. Smarten up, ladies.

Despite all of the focus on professional advancement, for most of you the cornerstone of your future happiness will be the man you marry. But chances are that you haven't been investing nearly as much energy in planning for your personal happiness as you are planning for your next promotion at work. What are you waiting for? You're not getting any younger, but the competition for the men you'd be interested in marrying most definitely is.

Think about it: If you spend the first 10 years out of college focused entirely on building your career, when you finally get around to looking for a husband you'll be in your 30s, competing with women in their 20s. That's not a competition in which you're likely to fare well. If you want to have children, your biological clock will be ticking loud enough to ward off any potential suitors. Don't let it get to that point.

You should be spending far more time planning for your husband than for your career—and you should start doing so much sooner than you think. This is especially the case if you are a woman with exceptionally good academic credentials, aiming for corporate stardom.

nb - I met my to be wife in College, and we've been together 35 years, but not on the basis of any preemptory effort on either of our parts.

[awoke_in_2003]

1. I would expect such drivel from a man, not a woman. nt