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| − | There is much good advice that can be given to teenagers and people in their 20s and 30s. But the best advice of all is this: marry a [[conservative]]. | + | There is much good advice that can be given to teenagers and people in their 20s and 30s. But the best advice of all is this: [[Marriage|marry]] a [[conservative]]. |
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== True Case Studies<ref>The names and occasionally unimportant facts are changed to preserve privacy.</ref> == | == True Case Studies<ref>The names and occasionally unimportant facts are changed to preserve privacy.</ref> == | ||
| − | Ralph was a [[conservative]] who attended a graduate school having a predominantly [[liberal]] culture. There he fell in love with a woman who was quite [[liberal]] and held a very different set of values. | + | Ralph was a [[conservative]] who attended a graduate school having a predominantly [[liberal]] culture. There he fell in "love" with a woman who was quite [[liberal]] and held a very different set of values. Within six months he realized he had made a mistake, and within a year filed for divorce. |
| − | However, Ralph | + | However, Ralph belongs to a church that does not accept divorce, and it took him another four grueling years to obtain an annulment. |
What became the worst experience of his life could have been avoided had he realized the benefits of marrying a [[conservative]]. | What became the worst experience of his life could have been avoided had he realized the benefits of marrying a [[conservative]]. | ||
Revision as of 19:37, June 15, 2008
There is much good advice that can be given to teenagers and people in their 20s and 30s. But the best advice of all is this: marry a conservative.
Benefits include:
- freedom from sexually transmitted diseases and their harm (including infertility)
- fidelity in marriage and accountability
- lack of hostility to faith, no censorship of prayer
- frugality and freedom from burdens of big spending and debt
- respect for the Ten Commandments and opposition to deceit
- respect for a work ethic, and rejection of an entitlement mentality
- appreciates the importance of a conservative culture in raising children
- no confusion over who is the homemaker and who is the breadwinner; recognizing the benefits of division of labor
- recognizing that values do matter and do have serious consequences
True Case Studies[1]
Ralph was a conservative who attended a graduate school having a predominantly liberal culture. There he fell in "love" with a woman who was quite liberal and held a very different set of values. Within six months he realized he had made a mistake, and within a year filed for divorce.
However, Ralph belongs to a church that does not accept divorce, and it took him another four grueling years to obtain an annulment.
What became the worst experience of his life could have been avoided had he realized the benefits of marrying a conservative.
References
- ↑ The names and occasionally unimportant facts are changed to preserve privacy.