Karen Thompkins
Aug 9, 2017 · 1 min read

Right on! I just had a conversation with a good friend over the weekend about the challenges of dating these days. Two contributing factors that I see is that there are a lot of people struggling with their identity and that roles between men and women are no longer clear. Addressing both of these would require a few chapters in a book so I won’t go into it. However, on an individual level, we can be a part of the change that we want to see. Also, everybody wants everything out of a relationship. My parents have been married for a million years (or 55 years) and when they got married it was based on a few core values that they shared. Good communication and similar values is a great place to start. That’s where I’m starting.

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