Family Relations

 There were a lot of interesting things that we learned this week. I felt the things we talked about were very constructive. There are a number of pro tips that Brother Williams offered us.  The first from research or statistics teach that anything over $2500 on a wedding ring increases the chances of divorce. I found that very interesting. I don't remember the cause and correlation of why. However, it would debunk the tradition thought process of the more you spend the more invested you probably are. Second, prenuptial agreements are like starting the divorce papers right at the beginning. Which surprised me, to me it seemed like a logical thing to do to limit the risk or hit of getting a divorce. However the better way to do it is to bring, and put everything on the table and then make it each others. What mine is your and yours in mine. I can perceive that to maybe be an awkward challenge in the future for me. On a slightly side note, with your finances,  You really wa...

This week was bomb. Easily my favorite topic thus far. I felt it had a particular importance to my life, as well, I felt it added a lot of value to my life. There was a lot discussed, I had a lot of different thoughts, and will share some of the things that I actually learned this week.  First I had always heard that opposites attract, which I still agree with in terms of personality. However my new thought is this. It is good to have different personalities, but you want someone who is similar in interests, goals, dreams, etc. That will make it a lot easier to be like minded and work on the same team. However there was a study done that taught that 10 differences in compatibility in a marriage is well on its way to divorce. However it said that the best marriages have at least 10 differences in compatibility. The difference is Communication. I love that.  Next, Big and elaborate dates aren't idea. They make it hard to have frequent dates. Small and inexpensive are better, bec...

 This week we discussed the topic of gender and it's effects of the family. We started with a foundation of data and research. It suggested that there is a difference between men and women. It multiple studies it showed differences. For example they studied babies and the toys they played with. It was controlled. They had traditional boy toys and traditional girl toys, and watched the boys naturally go and play with the trucks, cars, legos, etc. The girls naturally went to barbies and dolls etc. There wasn't  any bias,  because the babies hadn't yet matured enough for that. As well, the parents were monitored to not influence.  The other study I saw that was interesting was the effect of social media on primarily teens. They had data that showed that young women were affected negatively by social media on a greater level than young men. They were more prone to get anxiety and depression from it than men. Although I don't remember what all the causes were, I know they...