December 7, 2009 – Times of India - India
Young, single, with money to blow and your whole life ahead of you. That’s the terrific twenties when one can go from gym to party to boardroom.
Acne and awkwardness is left behind and there’s a promise of great things to come. But instead of living it up, a growing number of precocious 20-somethings are having a quarterlife crisis.
The malaise, which strikes way before the classic midlife crisis, has even started afflicting Bollywood heroes. Why else did the college-going Sid (played by Ranbir Kapoor) need a three-hour film to wake up?
Anxiety, confusion, loneliness and self-doubt (especially after the excitement around graduation fades) are telltale symptoms and they’re showing up everywhere : in the short lifespan of relationships , the frequency with which jobs are changed and the number of youngsters seeking solace in spirituality. Read story.
