Gunner White

 Communication is key when it comes to family, and not just relationships. One of the things that I was told was that if there is ever a problem in a family or relationship was that it's never you versus them, it's always you and them versus the problem. Families, no matter what, are going to have problems, either with each other or just with life. They might have issues with getting along, or the whole family could be having money issues, these tend a few of the ways that put a lot of stress on the family. The best way to deal with this is using communication in the family and letting everyone know what is going on so that everyone can understand what is happening and how everyone can help. One of the most important things to do when dealing with some type of family crisis is to make sure that you communicate very well with your spouse, even without a crisis your spouse should be your number one supporter and one of the strongest people you should lean on to help you out when ...

 Stress has been something that I have not really had to deal with. I think it's been because of my outlook on life and how I view things, although a family is not something that I have experienced yet and I think that that is going to be one of the only things that will provide some type of stress in my life. Usually how I look at things is... if I can control the outcome, then I'll control the outcome and it'll be fine. If I can't control the outcome then worrying about it does absolutely nothing and there's no point in stressing over it. The main thing that I think will change that is I will have a family later on, and not having control of things that only effect me seems totally fine, but not having control over something that is going to negatively effect my wife and my kids is definitely going to cause some gray hairs to grow on my head. I think a relationship is a huge tool to use when dealing with stress, because now it's not just you vs the problem, it...

 One of the things that I was thinking about this week and was able to have a discussion about in one of my classes was the ability to have friends when you're married. Obviously it's okay to have friends while your married, but the thing that I was questioning was if it was okay to have a friend of the opposite gender. It was said that a large cause of cheating in relationships are caused by having friends of the opposite sex and hanging out with them without your spouse being there. It is still entirely possible to have friends of the opposite sex but they usually come from having friends that are a couple that you hang out with, with your spouse. I personally don't think I am going to have an issues explaining to my wife why I have so many female friends because the only girls that I talk to consistently are the ones I'm related to, but in all seriousness, I think it has been interesting learning more and more about what it is to be a couple and how to have a healthy...

 I think one of the things that I was interested in the most to talk about today was the way people date so they can be prepared for marriage. There is a process to these things and it's very interesting that it's not as followed as it used to be. Usually, you start out as friends, then you go into courtship, then an engagement, and finally marriage. Starting out friends seems to make a lot of sense but the way that the world is currently, dating your "friends" is not very popular, most people just skip the friendship part and jump straight to courtship. I think marrying a friend would be a splendid idea, especially dating someone I knew first as a friend, mostly because it would make the dating process so much easier. You already know that you like them and that you get along, so the dating process doesn't have to take so long, and you can move to the engagement stage fairly quickly. Then the engagement stage is just practicing for the marriage portion and from t...

 As a twenty one year old college student dating has been a pretty important part of my life. For one, having a family is one of my biggest goals and being an awesome dad is part of that, but in order to have a great family, I need to date people to find out what type of person I can love the most, and whether or not they would be able to have a family with me. Of course dating isn't just for finding someone to have a life with, but I would be lying if that wasn't one of things I thought about before or after the date.  Dating also tends to have some rules to it, but those rules are now changing as time goes on, much like the roles of a family. One of the main rules for a date was that the man always pays for the date, but it has gradually been changing to whoever asks out the person pays for the date to add a bit more equality to the equation. I'm honestly not mad about the change because that means that I can go on dates and not have to worry about the price of a date, an...

 As a kid from what I Think is a pretty healthy family I have found an interest in comparing the roles of my parents and how they differ from each other. One of the first major things that I noticed was that mothers are wonderful at the nurturing side of parenting, especially the caring side. Don't get me wrong, dads are also great nurturers, but moms are just built for the role. Mothers are very adept at sensing people's feelings and helping with emotions, while fathers are a bit better at the physical side of loving.  I think evolution has had a part of play in the development of the family orientation. In the past you can see even more evidence of the family having roles, like early Indians where the mothers stayed and taught the children while the fathers hunted and protected the families. It's been an interesting week being able to take a look at my family and see the difference that my mom and dad have had when taking care of the family.