Dating can be one of the hardest experiences one can go through. For some it is short, my older sister was married at 18, and for others it is long, my oldest sister was married at 26. For those who end up staying in the dating phase of life longer than they planned, it becomes …
Dating
Bad dating advice is as common as the flu during the winter. I’ve gotten all sorts of awful dating advice, but one takes the cake above all else. “Only marry an RM.” This the worse dating advice one can give a YSA. Not because serving a mission is bad, in a matter of fact, every …
Being single when Valentine’s day rolls around is hard. During this time of year, the whole world focuses on and judges everyone based on their relationship status. There are many single Latter-day Saints who earnestly seek temple marriage, yet have been unable to find it. They cling to the promises that sooner or later, either in …
7 things Latter-day Saints do that make dating harder than it needs to be! Dating has become toxic. We can see the adverse effects on the growing number of single people who are not only unmarried, but they are not even dating. So I started to ask dozens of real YSA’s why they think dating …
Dating advice is the most frustrating thing ever, everyone gives conflicting advice! One person will say “Talk more”, another “Talk less.” One will say do something “spiritual” and someone else “something non-churchy.” In the middle of this, I turned to my YSA Bishop and asked him for his advice and he gave me the following …
6 Ways For Young Single Adults To Prepare For Marriage Marriage is the “M word” in the YSA wards of the Church. As a single Latter-day Saint guy I live in a culture that stresses the need for marriage, a common problem is that people are often times not ready to get married. They rush …
Everyone wants someone that they can love with their whole heart who will love them back. But to find that person we must walk the road of dating. A growing problem in the Church is that Young Single Adults are not getting married, one of the problems is that many YSA’s are sabotaging their own …
7 Mistakes Returned Missionaries Make And How To Avoid Them Going on a mission is one of the best learning and growing experiences a young man or woman can have. It tests and tries us in ways we have never experienced before. However, the hardest part of a mission is often coming home and adjusting …
Stop Obsessing About Marriage! An Open Letter To My Single Friends. To those like me, who seek for marriage yet find ourselves single it is hard. Often I hear things like “Don’t worry, you’ll find the one” or “It’s just not time yet, keep trying.” But it becomes extremely discouraging to keep trying when you …
9 Things The Good Guys Wished Women Understood After the popularity of my article “8 Things Women Wish Men Understood” I keep having guys ask me. “When will you tell our side of the story?” So here is the “good guys” side of the dating story. Much can be said about the immaturity of men, and how …