by Amelia
if you were in an interfaith relationship, how would you raise your children?
j(wh) and i have asked that question several times as we’ve discussed what the future may hold for us. and it will continue to be a topic of conversation, i’m sure. i have, from very early in our relationship, taken [...]
A solicited guest post by the always witty and grammatically-flawless turleybenson, a longtime friend of Exponent II.
My bed is the perfect kneeling-height, which I discovered in November, five months ago.
My husband and I have had the bed for well over a year.
Upon said discovery, I sort of froze with the realization that I had never [...]
by Jessawhy
A recent tragedy in my stake has renewed my questions about the church’s stance on sealings in the afterlife. Our stake president’s son suddenly died at age 34 leaving a young wife and four small children. I can’t even imagine the pain that this family faces and the months and years ahead of trying [...]
Marlene Payne
McLean, Virginia
Vol. 11, No. 2 (Winter 1985)
Last Spring, before the birth of my third child, I went to a stake conference, and for the first time both my children could go to the Primary. I had been pleasantly anticipating a meeting in which I could quietly concentrate without simultaneously drawing a picture for my [...]
By Zenaida
I never, ever thought I would entertain the idea of hooking up with a married man. I had a coworker with whom I connected, and at first it honestly didn’t occur to me think of it as anything other than a platonic relationship. The owner commented on our friendship and gave him a hard [...]
By Jana
Although I’d like to think that I got married for all of the “right” reasons, the bottom line is that I married for sex.
I mean, I did marry me a good man: an RM with smarts and ambition.
But if I had made my marriage decision based on practicalities–financial and otherwise–the wedding would have been [...]
By Caroline
A couple of years ago, I announced to Mike, “If you ever cheat on me (and then confess and feel really bad about it), I’d forgive you. I wouldn’t divorce you.”
This marked an important turning point in my conception of marriage. Before I was married, and even into the first couple of years of [...]
by Caroline
I handle all the finances in my marriage. I pay every bill, open up all bank accounts, take the lead in long term investing, and do all the purchasing. I do it all, and I like it that way.* So does Mike. I think a part of him kind of wishes he knew where [...]
Up until a couple years ago, I thought I would go ballistic if ever my child at, say, 21 years of age, told me he/she wanted to get married. I was a firm believer in dating around, living life independently, and finishing college (at least) before marriage. I mean, that was fine if other people [...]
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Long ago, when Mike and I were dating, the question of presiding came up as we sat in a hot tub in Provo. Even as a 21 year old, the concept didn’t sit well with me. It just didn’t jive with my own ideals of equality and true partnership. Mike understood where [...]
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