Familial Notions by AR

Folks,       I can see how people up here at BYU-Idaho can get married after three months of dating each other. I have been dating my girlfriend for a month (singular) now and we are fairly close. eleven more of these and I might ask her to marry me. Marriage is looming, but just on the other side of the horizon. This excites me emotionally and spiritually.      I was doing some reading this week that lead me to wonder and think on the idea that marrying younger (between 19 and 25) increases the chances of success in a marriage. This is due to the increased meshing capabilities of the two individuals.     You see, when two young people get married, they don't go join with each other in marriage with as many expectations of what life SHOULD be like. Those with increased expectations may, and probably will, have less marital satisfaction. They end up more unhappy because their expectations less likely to be met, simply because they have more of...

 Guys and Gals, What a week it has been. I have been thinking heavily on the subject of dating. I got a girlfriend. I have been working on that for a long time now. I will tell you how I went about it and how I could improve it next time. I will also explain my thoughts of the Relationship Attachment Model (RAM). I went on 12 dates in 14 weeks last semester. Not many of those were repeat dates though. This semester, however, I have been on 13 more dates and several of them were with a friend of mine that I have known since the beginning of last semester. Her and I had spent many many hours together prior to our first date. She asked me out first, which I kind of really like. Women who take initiative and responsibility are attractive to me. I have initiated every other date that her and I have been on though. However, her first date idea did not work out like she had planned and there was no back up plan on her part, so I ended up taking charge on that one too.  It may be quit...

 Hey Folks,           Did you like my gender neutral salutation? I am pretty good at those since I have a sister that identifies as not really a woman but not really a man. She is a fun person to be around, and I don't mean that sarcastically. I really do like to be around her.           I have been studying gender differences and similarities recently. There are many similarities, but these did not and do not pique my interest like the differences between genders do. Here's the thing, we can talk all day about what makes us equal, but I want to know what makes each gender special. A man's predisposition with protecting family, a woman's fascination with nurturing, or a child's absolute enamorment with learning. I love to learn of these things! I love the characteristics that set us apart from one another.  I love the things that make us ourselves.           Some studies were do...