I came across this, and saw myself fitting some of the characteristics of "adultlescents." How about you?

U.S. News & World Report
Science & Society 10/13/03

Tribal Culture
Single but not alone, these urbanites are redefining the `adultescent' years

By Caroline Hsu

Dawn Trautman was in bad shape. Run ragged by studying for the GREs, holding down a full-time job, and choreographing a high school musical, she had a nasty case of pneumonia that would land her in bed for over a month. But Trautman, 31, who was living alone in a St. Paul, Minn., condo, didn't miss a single meal while she was sick. Although her parents live nearby, it was her friends who kept her nourished, bringing orange juice, making chicken noodle soup, even feeding her in bed when she couldn't get up.

These aren't just friends--they're superfriends. Whether it's a leaky faucet, a broken-down car, a cross-country move, or just lunch, Trautman's group is there, blurring the line between friendship and kinship with gestures large and small. The core group--seven men and women all in their early 30s, including a doctor, a few teachers, and a scientist--volunteer together for political candidates, share gourmet meals, and even vacation as a gang every August. "We've become sort of an urban family," says Trautman.

Groups like Trautman's--less social circles than quasi-familial clans, with their own customs and rituals--are increasingly common, says San Francisco journalist Ethan Watters. They've grown out of well-documented societal change: Where once people got married after high school or college and began building families in their early 20s, men and women today are as likely to stay single for years. According to the 2002 census, the median age at first marriage has risen to 25.3 for women, the highest ever, and 26.9 for men.

In his new book, Urban Tribes: A Generation Redefines Friendship, Family, and Commitment, Watters writes that men and women are now structuring the long stretch of single years by gathering in tight-knit clusters--the "urban tribes" of his title. More than casual groups of friends, these are entities that form over time, eventually taking on a life of their own. Often there are rituals, like weekly dinners, yearly group trips, and elaborate theme parties.

Read the complete article here:

http://www.usnews.com/usn...tribes.htm

We are all part and parcel of some tribe.
Mine is of all the tribes, or rather all tribes are represented in my tribe. From the smoothe to the hairy
they are all there.

Yes, The Org

Unfortunately I am part of a tribe that has constant conflicts within itself. The human tribe.


btw nice avatar...

I am part of the similar signature tribe.









signature begins here:

We all come from a tribe centuries ago - we just all forgot.

I was going to say yeah Chakta and Cherokee but,this article is speaking of a "Circle of Amor !"

I'm from the 13th tribe of Israel.

A tribe called kvetch.

2the9s said:

Party of one.

00769BAD said:

My tribe is the bald heads.

PEJ said:

"My Brother!!!"

tribe called quest

mrbungle said:

liar you been claimin that since you got kicked out off the booyah tribes road crew bus ...

Okay yall done took this all over the place elsewhere. I guess that is to be expected 'round these parts.

APOO said:

Thanks

I found it at a yard sale.

PEJ said:

HYPE ALL HYPE: it's about this


Those booya tribe guys are over-rated but don't tell them I said this

mrbungle said:

You know Tribe is gettin back together but we wont jack NuPowerSouls thread and just leave it at! Hey wait I'm still on topic, somewhat!

no.

No, but this sounds like exactly what I need/am looking for, being on my own in Seattle.

NuPwrSoul said:

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EllisDee said:

I got a life long membership to the "Slapaho Tribe". I am out of shape though got to hunt down some to pimp slap Chicago style. Double back hand with a forward smack down. Smile. Please don't slap me I am not a ho.
Can't help it if I look fierce. Bernadette Cooper where are ya girl.