This past week in class we were talking about family stress and coping. We were on the topic of what a family crisis was which is when change is necessary and critical. One thing that I found interesting is that we talked about the Chinese symbol for crisis. There are two parts of the symbol, the first symbol means danger and the second means opportunity. I think that this is so cool and true that a crisis can bring danger but it brings opportunity for a family to come together in a certain situation. With every family there will be different crisis that every family will go through and many trials that will help bring a family together and strengthen their relationship.

This week was an interesting week in class. It is another dreaded topic...sex. One thing that I found interesting is how emotional infidelity comes about. It often is when connection is with someone other than your spouse. Social media comes into play with infidelity and you connect with friends or old flames and connect. Usually one of the partners was inviting. I find it so interesting that now so many relationships are ruined from social media.

The question is who marries? I wondered about this and found that the answer is very interesting and true. The answer is that people with religious values tend to marry more. After hearing this I pondered and thought that is so true most people who do not have some sort of religious background do not find marriage a thing to do. I also thought as being Mormon, many people probably see us as marrying all the time. Also we talked about how marriage being sacred motivates people towards being married. Sacred means set apart for something above or higher. When sacred comes into the picture, I feel marriage is greatly sought after. 

I thought this week in class was very interesting. We were talking about the dreaded topic of dating. I loved all the different inputs and ideas that were talked about in class. I personally have noticed that guys these days are not asking us girls out as often. But I can understand that they can be very intimidated by us. I also think that we girls can go and ask out guys, I just think that it is a little nerve racking and scary to go ask. I really liked when we talked about how long we have known someone. One it takes at least 3 months to BEGIN to know someone. Two with talk: mutual self disclosure. And third with togetherness do a wide range of activities. We can not leave out any of these pieces to know someone or the relationship will be distorted. I love dating but sometimes it can be overwhelming sometimes. I think we all worry but I think we should not be afraid and have one ounce of courage.