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 This seems to be a helpful article for young adults! Four Bad Ideas that Make Latter-day Saint Dating Stressful By  Maurine Proctor  · August 8, 2022 Let me take you with me for a minute into a Relief Society meeting recently held in a BYU singles ward. My husband Scot and I were teaching and we asked a question that everybody wanted to answer. The young women were clamoring to be called on and the answers spilled out quickly. We asked them what is most stressful to you in your current life—and almost to a person, they said dating and boys. Then we went on. In a world where you have school and finances and big decisions before you, why is dating the most stressful thing? They exploded with answers. “Being in a singles ward sometimes feels like a meat market—like I am competing with everyone for the boy’s attention. I am always wondering if I look good enough or am what boys would want. It makes me feel like I’m always on the line and I have to second guess myself to fit ...

This article is the most honest, true, and understandable when it comes to attraction, marriage, commitment, or avoiding a divorce, or "finding the right one" -- for either a man or woman.  IT IS WORTH READING!  What’s Hijacking so Many Beautiful Relationships? By  Jacob Z. Hess  · February 15, 2022 The following first appeared  in Public S quare Magazine . After a hopeful beginning, another marriage crumbles. After feeling  sure  this could really be “the one,” another dating couple breaks up. … Even after two people experience wonderful sweetness and affection together, it’s remarkable how quickly things can disintegrate in heartbreaking fashion. One single man told me:  I have strong feelings initially—buying her flowers, saying sweet nothings, dedicating songs to her, wanting to put a smile on her face all the time, wanting to help her be happier … then, the next minute there is nothing. It’s off immediately, like a light switch. It’s weird, I...

This has very insightful ideas on helping family relationships.  It does tell of a book written by H. Wallace Goddard, who has written a lot for Meridian Magazine, but it has something we can learn from this article! Concerns about Marriage or Children? The Sure Place We Forget to Turn By  Maurine Proctor  · November 3, 2021 Wally Goddard is a professional who has won awards at the highest levels for teaching families how to counter their hardest challenges with remarkable solutions. In other words, when it comes to our big, family dilemmas, he knows what he’s talking about. He’s research-based, grounded and up on the latest tools for creating flourishing families. So, after all these years of being on the frontline for family success, what has he learned? He tells us in a new book, called  Discoveries, Essential Truths for Relationships  where he explores how to improve your relationship with yourself, your spouse, and your children. What he writes may surprise...