This week we talked about fatherhood. The importance of fatherhood is often over looked. Many people say that single parent and same sex marriage families are just as good as traditional families for children. However studies have shown that this is simply not true. The presence of both a father and a mother who lovingly and thoughtfully parent for their children's best interest is the best way to raise children. This isn't to say that it's 100% but studies show that this is true and that the children from these families are best off in the long run.

Communication. It is so, so important, and yet it's so often forgotten. There are many forms of communication. In fact only about 15% of communication is verbal. what we do and how we do it is extremely important. Actions truly are louder than words. Between spouses communication must be clear and frequent in order for a couple to be happy and healthy.

This week's topic was one that can sometimes be taken too lightly in our society. Its literally every where and if your a guy it one of the #1 things you think about. Yep, its sex. Now this isn't going to be anything "R" rated. Just some interesting facts about the differences between men and women in relation to sexual activity and how society has kinda corrupted its meaning. First off guys and girls are different. (sorry to all those of you who think differently, but they are very different) Ever wonder why every competitive sport, bathrooms, clothing, even careers are generally gender segregated naturally, without government influence? In general we have different interests, strengths and weaknesses. This isn't to talk at all about individuals, but there are general trends that exist. To ignore them is the definition of ignorance regardless of whether you are a feminist, misogynist or whatever you are. Men typically have greater awareness of their sexual feelings and in general are more aroused by visual stimuli. This is more than likely due to the fact that their genitalia are on the outside. While women may not be as aware and thusly rely on other stimulants (i.e. touch). In addition men generally get to climax much faster than women ,for whom it take longer and even not happen at all. In addition men usually have to wait before they can climax again, where as women can climax multiple times. So in conclusion, there are a number of differences which make it so that men and women must work together in order to satisfy the needs of the other. There's something to that. The fact they we are different, but complementary. The strengths of one are the weaknesses of the other. All in all, I think its pretty cool.

Hi there everyone, we learned so really interesting stuff this week going off of what I talked about last week. I talked about some common practices today like living together and having sex before marriage and how this can be detrimental to a couple as they move toward the marriage phase of their relationship. But it occurred to me that I didn't even talk about love. I know right!? What a loser. Anyways, there are many different kinds of love and many different ways of expressing it too. To start with I especially like a comment our professor made today about the phrase "falling in love". He said "I really am rather against the idea of falling in love, as failing in love opens up the possibility of falling out of love." I think this is so true. If we treat love like something that just happens without any choice of our own, then consequently we have no control over wether or not we stay "in love". Conversely if we choose to love someone, accepting both their pros and cons, then we can control how long we stay in love with them. Anyways, just a few thoughts for this week. Remember, doing your part in any relationship is the one thing you can control 100%. Don't worry about that which you have no control over. Peace.