Life lessons all women should learn in their twenties

YOUR twenties can feel like a beautiful contradiction — a decade of freedom and confusion, excitement and uncertainty, discovery and heartbreak. It’s the time when the world seems vast and intimidating, and when every decision feels like it could alter the course of your life. But if you look closely, this is also the decade where you quietly begin shaping the woman you will become.

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GAISHRIE SHARON SINGH THE writer says not everyone is meant to stay and that peace often comes at the cost of letting go. | Gemini Google

The twenties are not meant to be perfect — they are meant to be formative. They are about learning, unlearning, falling and rising with a little more wisdom each time.

Looking back, I realise that the lessons I learnt in my twenties were not loud or dramatic. They came through intuition, disappointment and small triumphs that taught me who I was beneath the noise.

Here are the life lessons every woman should carry from her twenties into the rest of her journey:

You don’t have to have it all figured out: there’s immense pressure to define everything — your career, relationships, purpose and identity. Society makes it seem like you should have a fiveyear plan and a dream life by 25. But life is not a checklist; it is a flow. No one truly has it all figured out. The people who seem certain are simply moving forward with faith, one imperfect step at a time. Give yourself permission to be a work-in-progress. The beauty of your twenties lay not in having answers, but in asking the right questions — Who am I? What do I truly want? What makes my soul come alive?

Protect your peace more than your image: you will outgrow people, situations, and versions of yourself. You will learn that not everyone is meant to stay and that peace often comes at the cost of letting go. Your twenties will tempt you to prove yourself — to fit in, to please, to be liked. But peace is more precious than popularity. Don’t compromise your calm to maintain appearances. If something feels wrong, it probably is. The older you get, the more you'll realise that peace is the real success.