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I realize I'm in a minority here, but I actually don't feel bored with life at all. I'm in a career field that I love and chose on my own, something I've wanted to do since I was four. It's true that I have to struggle to make ends meet, because my job pays a lot less than it should, but when I don't wake up in the morning with the immediate thought, "I don't want to go to work today," that means a lot to me. It's true that I have debt that is significant in relation to the amount of money I make, but most of it is student loans, which I don't mind because going into debt meant that I could have a career that I love. As far as the marriage thing goes, I think you're right on about society expecting us to be married by a certain age, and I definitely felt that pressure, but I married my husband because he is a wonderful man.
My trick for getting through life is simply to do what I want, within reason. I don't go out and spend extravagant amounts of money whenever I want, but occasionally I do treat myself. I know how to cut back to save for the things I want (am in severe need of a new laptop, so no Lilly Pulitzer dresses for the next year). Doing the things you want, no matter how small they may seem, makes a big difference.
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Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself,
I am large. I contain multitudes.
-Walt Whitman, Song of Myself
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