Maybe she should ask to see a future where she didn't marry,

just  > to see what other options she had.  Could she be a career
woman?  And  > doing what?  She doubted she would last a week as an
OL.  Maybe 

A what?
What's an OL?
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Office Lady (the derivation of the term "OL" should now be obvious).  
OLs are essentially  secretaries/receptionists/female gofers/any other
office-oriented McJob title you can think of.  From my understanding,
women are OLs only for a relatively short time (until they get married)