Dating 101:

Dating 101:

           In class today we talked about dating and how it has changed so much in the years. It’s crazy to think how much it will change in the future years as well. Being on campus around BYU-Idaho you may see quite a bit of dating but you may also see a lot and when I say a lot I mean it a lot of hanging out. That’s just what happens up here people would rather hang out then go on a date. I’m not saying all hanging out is bad, but we should have limits on hanging out. Being up here for nearly three years you see the differences there may be some guys who just love dating and then the others who would rather sit at home and play video games. Now I know I can’t place all the blame on the boys that just wouldn’t be fair… girls could take some initiative and ask a guy out. But how many girls feel comfortable doing that? I can say that I don’t it gives you a feel of how hard it is for a guy to ask you out.

          We learn that we will marry who we date and that we shouldn’t wait to be found we need to put forth the effort to be found. There are steps that we talked about in class and they are: 1-know 2- time 3- be worthy of a good person and 4- inspiration. We also learned the functions of dating: 1- Recreation 2- Intimacy and Companionship 3- Mate Selection 4- Status attainment 5- Socialization. There are so many studies out there on dating and hanging out that we learn the importance of what we should do and steps to help us along the way. 

          There are laws of attraction which are 1- Physical Attraction 2- propinquity 3- similarity we are also given the 1- know-quo 2- time (3-6 months) 3- Togetherness (shared activities) 4- Talk (Mutual self-disclosure) we have been learning so much about dating, doesn’t it want to make you jump off your bed or couch or wherever you are sitting right now and get started even if it can be hard and challenging? It may be so worth your time and effort you may even find the love of your life.

          The next thing we discussed was LOVE : there are 4 things that tie in with love and they are 1- Dating 2- Courtship 3- Engagement 4- Marriage. We learn that as we start dating that you can DTR (define the relationship along the way) so you each know a little more than just flying by the seat of your pants.

          Hopefully you have all learned a little more about Dating and Married life, now get out there and start dating. Happy Dating and Good Luck!! J

Learning more about families, and the differences between boys and girls.

        Gospel culture has a great impact! This last week we have learned about cultures and how we would build upon them in our own culture. In my own family we are a pretty close family and it is interesting to look around and see how different families act and how close they are some are maybe more of the “huggy” type while others it is just being with each other.         Everything that we have been learning about has to do with the family structure and how we will act outside of our family structure if we will stay strong in what are parents have taught us. Everyone in the family has an important role that ties us in to the family and the strengths that we have they may all be different but if we all work together they tie in very well.

        I also thought it was very interesting watching that video about how we should raise our boys more like girls and the studies that they did and what parents have done. In a story one of the parents gave her boys Barbie’s and they used them to sword fight. And the difference that are between other boys who like to play with the girls and kitchens it does not make them different and it is not a bad thing if they want to be like their moms it is just what they may see at home.

        We have also learned about same sex attraction and how it starts and some of the studies as well that have been conducted. We learn in the family proclamation that it states gender is an essential part of the eternal identity. We were born the gender that we are supposed to be there was no mistake. In the world today people think that they have been born that way but we learn that we were not born that way that it comes through what people think or what people say. I think that it has been very interesting learning about all the differences and how people think that they may be gay or a lesbian and all the studies that have been conducted.  

Cultural Diversity and Social Class

February 1, 2013

When we all hear the word cultural diversity, people have different views on what they think it means. We all have grown up in a different culture diversity based on some of the things that are family have done. I know that my culture has been influenced on my religion and how I was raised from when I was younger, and the things that adapt around you from your neighborhood that is what I base my culture diversity off of from what I saw how other families cultures were.

    Most of us in this class have the same culture when it comes to the church we live it and love it and of course our here up at BYU Idaho we all our hear to get our education and bring our own cultural experiences up here with us from how we were raised. I have enjoyed learning about others cultural diversities and when we discussed in class what we would like to take from other cultures i thought of different things that would be nice. Some examples are: being a close family as you see in many other cultures, being able to talk to anyone on the street and talk to them like you have known them forever. I think that we all have learned something different from the cultural and diversity section in this class that we would like to use and tie in to our families now or even our future families to help make them stronger. I really enjoyed learning more about social class as well as cultural diversity.