As we grow older, we must endure attending others wedding parties along with college graduation parties. However, these are not compared very often. The idea that the emphasis on weddings should be shifted to the result of obtaining a higher education. The price of an education has drastically increased over the years and grants have become more and more difficult to obtain. Many young adults that aspire for a degree commit to the burden of exiting the institution with a substantial amount of debt.

Earning a degree rewards the single individual which put in the effort while in a relationship, either party have the ability to push it to become a failure. While the idea of finding someone to spend the rest of your life with is nice, divorce rates have significantly increased. Everyone wants to think that their fairy tale dream is easily obtainable but it is never going to be that easy. Happiness that depends on another person’s involvement will always be circumstantial and no one will have full information on any scenario. Working towards a higher education gives the groundwork for someone to feel comfortable with themselves.

There are a reasonable amount of people who do not plan on getting a higher education and have other plans as to how they want to live out their lives, and there is nothing wrong with that. I was raised to believe that I was a princess, as that was how I had always been treated. Many of my friends will laugh at that, but there are a select few who understand just how real this statement is. Reality has set in over the past few years as I have begun the journey into my life as a young adult.

While many just see this as growing up, I see it as being able to understand what I have to work towards as the year’s progress. I had always seen myself as the girl that would be married at 18 and working from home. Now, I am 19 and more than halfway to getting my degree in Criminal Justice. Having met so many people through the years, I have grown to understand how it is so difficult and time-consuming to find the person you want to spend the rest of your life with. While it’s going to be amazing when it happens, I understand that it doesn’t have to be the biggest priority.

Being surrounded by wonderful people that do nothing but support you and help you grow is something amazing in itself. We all have plenty of time to meet a person that we deem appropriate to spend the rest of our lives with, but so many of us seem to forget about this too often. Being able to have a structured life while doing something that you (hopefully) enjoy every day is something to celebrate in itself. While we all prioritize momentous occasions in our lives, I know that earning my degree is up there with what events that will be the happiest in my life when I celebrate it.