This week in class we learned a lot about research, and how to decipher good from bad research. We also learned of the many changes in marriage and relationships over the recent years and if we feel these key points play a significant role in our lives. Going along with this theme, many people in the world today believe in cohabitation. Cohabitation means living with someone in an intimate, sexual relationship without legally being married. In the book "Marriage and Family", it states "By 2005 nearly 6 million unmarried couples...were living together." That is crazy, but no surprise to me at all. I grew up in a small suburb outside of Los Angeles called El Segundo. I was one of two LDS kids in my grade. I look at all the kids I graduated with now. (Mostly on facebook cause I'm a stalker like that! haha!) and most of them are in relationships, living together and not married. To me, this is not good because there is a high divorce rate with cohabitation. Many have expectations in a relationship, and when those expectations don't change much after the "I do", then people are left disappointed. There's so much hype to get married, and thinking the person will change, but they are the same. Can you imagine that realization if you have already lived with the person prior to that? That would be so hard.
I'm ready for week three of Brother Williams class! I am lovin it! Bring it on!
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Friday, September 16, 2011
Week One. Not Zero. :)
Week one..Not Zero. Brother Williams told us today a lot of online classes say the "First" week of school is actually "Zero" week. Weird. I love week one of school! It's such a fresh start, and you can tell fall is coming to BYU Idaho. Today we had rain and it made me so happy.
It's been a great week in FAM160. Today we talked a lot on what we want to learn this semester, and for a good majority of the class period people were talking about divorce. I feel like people in the world today are so afraid to get married because there are so many divorces in the world today. Brother Williams did point out in class today though that 70% of divorces in America 2 years after their divorce regret the decision. It made me think we as humans don't like being alone. We like to be around people, and be intimate. It was such a shocking statistic, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized we want to stay together and be happy.
So what do I want to become this semester? I want to become a nicer and kinder daughter, sister and most importantly, wife. My husband and I have been married a year, and I love Brenton with all my heart. I want to always be happy with him, and I have learned this year especially that that takes effort. I want to continue to have faith in our marriage and put the Lord first. I'm so excited to take this class! Until next time... Hannah.
It's been a great week in FAM160. Today we talked a lot on what we want to learn this semester, and for a good majority of the class period people were talking about divorce. I feel like people in the world today are so afraid to get married because there are so many divorces in the world today. Brother Williams did point out in class today though that 70% of divorces in America 2 years after their divorce regret the decision. It made me think we as humans don't like being alone. We like to be around people, and be intimate. It was such a shocking statistic, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized we want to stay together and be happy.
So what do I want to become this semester? I want to become a nicer and kinder daughter, sister and most importantly, wife. My husband and I have been married a year, and I love Brenton with all my heart. I want to always be happy with him, and I have learned this year especially that that takes effort. I want to continue to have faith in our marriage and put the Lord first. I'm so excited to take this class! Until next time... Hannah.
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