From the category archives:

Engagement

Sex Education: Intro

October 29, 2009

I have written about how the church community tried to educate me about sex.  It is a scary story that turns into a happy story. Two caveats, before you begin: (1) Siblings of mine, read at your own discretion. It’s not that I get super personal or graphic or anything; I just use a few [...]

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Engagement: Conclusion

September 15, 2009

Some final thoughts on the engagement.

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Reason Why Engagement Sucked #4: Awkwardness

September 9, 2009

To add to all the frustration of engagement, my relationship with Ben was awkward and strange at this time.  How do you relate to a person with whom you know you will be having sex soon, but aren’t yet?  How do you look at a person whom you know you will see naked soon?  Especially [...]

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Reason Why Engagement Sucked #3: Home-Hunting

September 8, 2009

The absolute worst part of being engaged, for me, was trying to find a home.  We were trying to find a dwelling-place where we could be comfortable and happy for the next number of years, and we had approximately zero dollars to spend.  It is stressful trying to find a home when you have zero [...]

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Reason Why Engagement Sucked #2: Wedding-Planning

September 7, 2009

The engagement was hard for all kinds of other reasons too.  It was stressful planning a wedding.  I had never planned a wedding before; what could I possibly know about it?  Especially planning a wedding where we were going to make everything ourselves.  The process was rife with difficulty and frustration. Everything cost more money [...]

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Reason Why Engagement Sucked #1: Change

September 2, 2009

Being engaged was one of the absolute worst stages in my entire life.  The only other stage in my life that rivals it in horribleness so far was the first two years of high school in which I was bullied by a short, hyperactive brunette who hated me for reasons I still fail to understand.  [...]

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