50 things corporate women between 25 and 35 will never admit

1. She often feels like she’s failing at being a woman.

Not feminine enough, not ambitious enough, not thin enough, not relaxed enough, not confident enough.

2. She judges other women constantly — harshly — then feels guilty about it.

3. She compares herself to younger women and feels a flicker of panic every time.

4. She wants a man to take the lead, but she also fears losing control.

She wants both: protection and independence. It’s an unsolvable conflict.

5. She craves being desired — intensely — by a man she respects.

This is one of the deepest truths.

6. She fears becoming invisible.

To men. To society. To life.

7. She sometimes thinks she chose the wrong life path but feels it’s too late to pivot.

8. She envies women who seem carefree with men, sex, or beauty — even if she pretends not to care.

9. She feels unsafe walking home alone, but also hates admitting it makes her vulnerable.

10. She wants a man who is stronger than her — emotionally, psychologically, spiritually.

Not macho, not controlling — just stronger.

11. She resents men for not being mature enough, yet fears being judged for wanting stability.

12. She’s terrified that the man she wants might not want her.

13. She sometimes stays with a man simply to avoid starting over.

14. She imagines alternate lives where she chose a different degree, city, career, or lover.

15. She’ll never admit how much validation she gets from social media, even if she criticizes it.

16. She secretly thinks other people have some manual she never received.

17. She believes most of her peers are secretly miserable but nobody wants to say it.

**18. She resents women who have children and a career and seem happy.**

19. She wonders if she is hard to love.

20. She sometimes wishes her life were scripted for her so she could stop making decisions.

21. She wants someone to tell her she’s doing enough — but she doesn’t believe it when they do.

22. She uses busyness to avoid confronting her loneliness.

23. She wants sex that feels like worship, not performance — but she’s afraid to ask.

24. She sometimes pretends to be more independent than she really feels.

25. She fears men will lose interest once they get what they want sexually.

This one is almost universal.

26. She fears she will settle — and also fears she won’t settle and will end up alone.

27. She worries her body isn’t good enough, even when men tell her it is.

28. She wishes she could admit how tired she is of proving herself.

29. She secretly finds the corporate world meaningless.

30. She hates that her worth is tied to her productivity and her attractiveness.

31. She sometimes fantasizes about disappearing for a year — new country, new identity.

32. She’s intimidated by deeply masculine men but drawn to them.

33. She feels jealous when her friends get engaged, even if she pretends she’s above it.

34. She hates that she cares so much about photos of herself.

35. She fears aging more than she’ll ever admit.

36. She has cried in the bathroom at work at least once. Often more than once.

37. She feels pressure to be both the cool girl and the classy woman.

38. She wants romance — real romance — but fears it makes her look desperate.

39. She thinks men lose interest in women after 30.

40. She wonders if she peaked earlier and didn’t realize it.

41. She sometimes uses “therapy language” to cover up emotional chaos.

42. She desperately wants to feel chosen. Not just liked — chosen.

43. She feels guilty for wanting a man who earns more than she does.

44. She hates the ways she feels judged by married friends.

45. She hates the ways she judges single friends.

46. She wants deeper intimacy but is scared to let a man really see her shame.

47. She sometimes fantasizes about a power imbalance — one that lets her surrender safely.