These Instagram Illustrations Totally Reflect The 20-Something Struggle
Art imitates life.
Life in your twenties can be seriously rough. You're trying to navigate the post-college world with little to no guidance. Your parents can't take care of you anymore (not that you would listen to them anyway) and you feel a little lost. Dating as a young adult can feel like cosmic joke, making friends feels nearly impossible and navigating the working world can be really intimidating.
Julie Houts' Instagram illustrations reflect this confusing time so perfectly. The anxiety, the isolation and the newfound freedom of being in your twenties are all so perfectly explained. Houts has created everything from selfie etiquette instructions to a ghosting guide to help you make your twenties a little easier to get through.
You're never satisfied with your age when you're in your twenties.
You spend a lot of time pretending like you know what you're talking about.
But, let's be real, most of the time you can't be bothered to put on pants.
You have a lot of experience with ghosting — but it's never to be on either end of this new-age cold shoulder.
Also called, "Passive Aggression 101."
You don't get invited to huge events, but you still have something to say about them.
Everyone's a critic.
You take very strategic selfies.
They look candid, but they totally aren't.
You are constantly confused by people younger than you.
What happened to the awkward stage?!
Sometimes, body confidence just evades you entirely.
Two very possible nightmare scenarios when you're online dating.
It's just the risk you take when you go on Tinder date.
You learn to become a lot more selective with your right swipes.
He only asked you out because he needed to talk about his feelings.
You become a CSI-level investigator before committing to any relationship.
You know that drinking on a weekday always leads to bad decisions.
But, you're only young once, right?
You faced the harsh reality of going back to work on Monday after a wild weekend and it's alway rough.