Apparently, it's not enough that young people are having marriage ceremonies to...themselves. Now, they're having what's been dubbed "success showers."
The New York Post details the accounts of several childless, single Gen Zers and Millennials - all of them women, by the way - throwing themselves celebrations for things like getting job promotions and raises, similar to how normal, sane people might throw somebody a wedding shower or a party before having a baby.
"Morgan Prouse, a public relations executive in film, was on cloud nine after recently earning a huge promotion on the job. But there was no shower of praise for the go-getter Gothamite. So, she gave herself one," the Post explains.
The 28-year-old said the self-thrown celebration was "a party, similar to a bridal shower or a baby shower, but it celebrates the personal and professional successes that my friends and I have accomplished."
And apparently, it's a trend. From throwing a fete patting oneself on the back for scoring a higher salary to hosting parties for achieving a certain professional milestone, it turns out younger Americans - particularly young professionals in places like New York City - are ditching celebrations over marriage and childbirth for "career showers."
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“Why do we only consider having a baby or getting married as significant enough reasons to celebrate a woman when there’s so much more that makes up a woman’s identity?” Amy Chan, a 42-year-old "author and relationship guru" told the Post. “I’ve attended many showers and spent a lot of money on gifts for these events, but since I’m child-free, I’ve never been on the receiving end of such a celebration.”
Probably because getting married and having a baby constitute major, significant new chapters in a person's life that sometimes require a little help and support from friends and family, while scoring a new job or getting bumped up to assistant manager - while kudos to you - might earn you a nice dinner. (And, side note, it's interesting that the only people throwing themselves "yay for my job" parties are ladies who seem annoyed that their engaged and pregnant friends are getting more cupcakes and balloons than them.)
So tell me you're struggling to feel fulfilled with your intentionally spouse-free, anti-child existence without saying it out loud. Better yet, don't - the "strong independent woman" cake says it in droves.
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