I often feel lost because I'm not married and have no kids. My 93-year-old great aunt gave me a freeing piece of advice.

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The author travels alone full-time and often feels lonely.

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My high school friends and I take yearly trips together. We're in our 30s but still make time for each other.

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The author takes a trip with her high school friends every year.

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I was lucky enough to land a full-time job before graduating from college. But I wasn't prepared for the real world.

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The author graduated from college with a job.

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My grandparents say the keys to their 65-year marriage include staying independent and having a healthy social life

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The author's grandparents Barbara and Richard Coupe celebrating 65 years of marriage and cutting a cake.
The author's grandparents recently celebrated their 65th anniversary.

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As a middle school teacher, I often called parents to share good things about their kids. It built trust with families.

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Rear view of a teacher in front of her class

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After working in 4 countries, I learned the best bosses all have 1 thing in common: They know how to connect with employees

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The author (not pictured) says all great bosses know how to connect.

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My parents are in their 60s. Traveling with them as an adult taught me a hard truth about growing up.

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The writer with her family at the Strasbourg Christmas Market.
Traveling with my parents as an adult taught me to show up for them the way they did for me as a child.

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When I got married, I felt like I was expected to change my last name, so I did. I wish I hadn't.

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The author changed her last name when she got married.

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We moved from Texas to California to be near my husband's family. I miss mine and sometimes wonder if we made the right choice.

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The author and her husband pose on a vista overlooking the water in California.
The author says that her husband was very upfront about wanting to move back home to California when they first met.

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We moved from a small town to St Louis. Raising our kids in the city gave all of us more opportunities.

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St. Louis

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