Changing the Face of Marriage

I feel like 'domestic church' is whatever you and your partner decide upon. When having children, you must talk about situations such as these before having them so that you can work out the problems before kids are in the mix. After reading the Busted Halo article, I have come to agree and disagree with a lot of their statements. First, I disagree that families with be strengthened by economic growth because I feel like I know a lot of families who struggle with money, but they are perfectly happy with their lives and partners. I feel like sometimes when partners go through tough times with money, that could strengthen their bond. I find the statistic that people with a lower degree more likely to divorce very interesting. I do agree that young people going to four-year colleges will not help solve the growing problem of divorce. When people are more educated, they are more likely to make rational and 'smarter' decisions. I hope that one day I can raise my children with a domestic church. I hope they will believe in God and the goodness that comes from Him. Religion should be a family tradition with good family values with love and forgiveness. When I find a life partner I will ensure that we have the same attitude to the domestic church and how we can formulate it to match our beliefs and lifestyle. We should embody Christ in everyday life even if it is not physically stepping into a church and we can do that by having a loving enviornment right in our home.

Dating and Marriage

Taking a closer look at dating and relationships is important. I think it is a good idea to read about other peoples' opinions to fully understand how a healthy relationship should look and feel. After reading these two articles, I have a better understanding of how I want my relationships and marriage to be. Because I have not really thought about marriage and obviously have not been involved in marriage but I think there should be an equal balance of yourself and the other person. It would be unrealistic to say that you were going to completely give up your life for someone and honestly, I wouldn't want my partner to do that. I think they should still be themselves and meet me in the middle. Religion and other views should be similar. However, if they are not the partners should still be understanding and respectful of their opposing views. The New York Times said that partners will bring new experiences and I also agree with that. When you live with someone and spend a lot of time with them you are automatically exposed to something new. In marriage, you should be open to trying new things so that you can experience the world with your partner. I agree completely that relationships are all about self expansion because when you love someone else you are learning new things about yourself and are adapting to the new changes in your life. I think self expansion is essential in life and an ideal way to achieve that is through dating and marriage. I think modern ways of marriage are just to be stable. Stable with money and a nice home and things like that. I feel like with our modern culture people are skipping the spending time together and growing and are focusing more on issues and financial things. Today, more than ever, many relationships end. People can grow apart but also I think that some people just are not ready for the commitment of their entire lives. Love is truly present when there is trust, comfort and happiness.