Thoughts on Family

    Hey everybody! I hope you've all had a great week and are ready for another very sensitive topic, and one that I'm sure some of you will find rather controversial. That is, we will be talking about sex in marriage. Now to get a little more specific, I want to talk a little about the sexual differences between a man and a woman, the effects pre-marital sex can have on a marriage, and we'll talk briefly about the effects of pornography on marriage.     So first, what are the sexual differences between a man and a woman? Well rather than the obvious difference of men having a penis and a woman having a vagina, let's go a bit deeper than that. In Lauer & Lauer, Chapter 4 titled "Sexuality", it is explained that women will typically require more stimulation to reach orgasm than a man, but are also more likely to experience multiple orgasms to get to a "resolution" phase, which is pretty much when their bodies are done. Men, in contrast, typically ...

    Hey everybody, thanks for tuning into my blog this week! We've got an interesting topic to discuss together today which is: how to adjust to a new marriage. If you're new to the blog, then you may not know that I have been married to nearly 3 years. And, as you may expect, there has been a lot of adjustments and struggles we've already had to navigate together. For the sake of time, however, I'll share the 3 most common issues that I have seen. These are: communication, differences in culture, and finances.     First of all, communication! Normally we save the most important point for last, but I've gotta start with it. Frankly, communication is key. If you are an individual who is able to talk to someone who disagrees with you completely without it resulting in raised voices or conflict, we would call that impressive! However, when this situation occurs in a marriage, its expected. When a husband and wife are unable to effectively navigate a disagreeme...

     Have you ever looked at a couple and thought, "they are never going to work out." Or in contrast, have you ever thought, "wow they are going to be together forever!" Well, when we are trying to determine these things, we need to first ask what the main things that we can do to prepare for and best ensure a good marriage? For those of you who aren't married yet, I suggest that you firstly look to the three T's of relationships. These are: Togetherness; Talking; and Time.     First, let's take a look at "Togetherness". When a couple is dating, how often did they engage in a wholesome activity that caused them to learn more about each other? In today's society it has become very popular to "hang out", without a real plan. This isn't even actually "dating" since you aren't going out on a planned date. In fact, this is usually just an attempt to grow more comfortable with each other so that the relationship can b...

     Hey everybody, today we are going to be covering a rather sensitive topic. That is, we will be talking about gender roles in the home. As this is a controversial topic, I want to clarify now that everything I am going to be sharing is simply my own views with the aid of a document called  The Family: A Proclamation to the World. This document was written by modern day prophets through revelation, and we are going to use its help to answer a few questions such as: what are the typical gender roles in the family? Are these roles universal? How does this apply to single parent households?      Firstly, what are the typical gender roles in the family? Well, the roles we typically see with parents is that the husband will be the provider and protector of the family, while the mother is the nurturer and caregiver of the children. In the Family Proclamation, we are taught, " By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteo...