# @sarablakely on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DHBNWjNRyJW
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32123164-sarablakely-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/79f0ffce01.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-03-10T12:30:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sara Blakely (@sarablakely) — https://gondola.cc/sarablakely

## Caption

Be the CEO your parents always wanted you to marry! I’m sure many of you get asked THAT question all the time… (the one I heard for almost two decades): “SO, when are you getting married?” Cue the blank stares and awkward silences. 😂 There has always been a huge amount of pressure, especially on women, to get married... and to marry someone successful.I didn’t get married until I was 37. I remember going out to eat alone A LOT in my 20s and 30s and getting looks from people who felt sorry for me. Well-meaning women used to say to me, “it’s ok honey... you’ll meet a nice man someday...” It was rare that anyone ever encouraged me to stand on my own two feet and to have dreams for myself. I saw the limited options my mother and grandmothers had and it fueled my fire to be the CEO of my own life instead of searching for a husband. I eventually did get married to the best hubby jesseitzler, but it was after I started Spanx, built a global brand and became a CEO. 👊 Share with anyone who has experienced this too #womenshistorymonth #entreprenuer #girlpower #mondaymugshot

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## Tags

girlpower, entreprenuer, mondaymugshot, womenshistorymonth

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