After THIS video came out last week of my parents I decided to dig something up from the Love and Respect archives. The “Can Guys & Girls Be Friends” topic isn’t going anywhere – don’t worry! But I thought it might be fun to show you the very first video I ever did for Love & Respect, shot in 2008. And to think, Walter wasn’t even born yet!
For those of you opting to improve your communication with human beings over androids, there might be a conference near you!
Have you ever actually attended a Star Trek Convention? Details please!
What most excites you – as a married or unmarried person – about carving out time for a marriage or relationship conference?
What makes you anxious about it, or prevents you from going?
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@Julie, I totally get that. I remember the first time I went to a movie alone. It was kind of weird at first but by the end it felt pretty empowering. Especially since it was a scary movie and I had nobody’s arm to grab!
I think the best case scenario would be attending with friends who you could debrief with or even attend with another couple. Being able to ask, “Do you both resonate with this?” is a good way to help make sense of some things you haven’t experienced yet due to being single.
Let me know if you go!
@JOY, I’ve worked my way up to traveling by myself. I always prefer friends, but sometimes our schedules just don’t work out, so I fly solo. You’re right. It’s definitely empowering!
I’d love to go to a conference, and I think my friends would be definitely game for it, as well. Unfortunately we live in the armpit of America where the closest conference is 5 hours away…and I’ve already used most of my vacation 🙂
Joy, loved the video from the archives.
I’m the girl who always checks out the new books in the marriage section, so it doesn’t take much for me to get excited about a relationship conference. But I’m in the same camp as Julie. I can do a lot of things solo, even attending conferences without knowing anyone else, but I don’t know if I’d be able to attend a marriage conference without a friend.
A few years ago my church hosted a marriage conference with the Parrotts and a small group of my friends attended. It was good, but still awkward at times. I think that presenters can help by how inclusive they are with their examples or applications. For example, some pastors are great about slipping in the terms “friends” and “roommates” versus exclusively using “spouse” and “children” when discussing relationships.
@Trina, that is a great idea! I have encouraged my parents to do this and with the increasing amount of single people we have attending the conference, they are doing so more and more. I will let them know you are seconding the push!
There is a video for singles on this page – would love your feedback: http://loveandrespect.com/conference-preview/
@JOY, I think that the video clip is good and speaks well to why singles would benefit from the conference.
How often do your parents help participants connect the dots between the love and respect principles in marriage and how they are applicable to all relationships? It wouldn’t have to be additional stories, but could be questions or statements that bridge from the marriage stories to other contexts.
I’d go, but you know, I live in New Zealand so it’s a bit of a trek! (See what I did there?)
Oh, MAN! If I had known earlier about the one in Franklin this weekend I totally would have budgeted for it, but sadly my going out money is depleted. Thanks a lot Dave Ramsey. Jerk. 🙂
Next time though for sure. I’d feel a little more comfortable going alone if you can get your dad to wear a prosthetic Klingon forehead and yell out “QAPLA!” every once in awhile. It means “success” so I’m sure he’d have no problem fitting it in somewhere.
@G Fresh,
I can tell, based on the stunningly sound logic of your solution which offers the best of both worlds, that you are a Vulcan. Therefore, I was wondering, do we humans HAVE to wait to break the light speed barrier before you formally make first contact with us? Just wondering. Thanks!
This video is just another reason to love you.
Hey Joy! Thanks for this challenge to engage with married folk for friendship, advice, and ture Gospel relationships. What joy there is in my community group through my church where us singles and them marrieds can counsel and challenge each other! Um, that Paul guy in the Bible-he never got married and we use his stuff for tons of our Biblical foundation for marriage. I will share this video on my blog: rillingtonfields.wordpress.com.
Julie thinks...
I think I would go to a conference. I love it that my group of friends are at all different stages of our lives. Married 20 years, married 3 years, single, dating, kids in high school. I love to see the different phases of life and learn from each other, so I think that I would totally enjoy it.
However, I would really hate to go alone. It’s one thing to go to a movie and/or dinner alone, which I’m all well and good with, but to go to a marriage conference alone where you’re “supposed” to be there with someone else? I think that would make me feel a little lonely. Maybe not, though 🙂
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