Two Magazine

As I've been using my roommate's desk lately, I've had her Two Magazine, winter edition tempting me to get distracted from doing my homework. One hard study sesh, I decided to give in and spend some time flipping through the silly quizzes, date ideas, and wedding service ads. I couldn't help but think about how disappointed I was to not find very many useful things for dating and marriage in their like I have found in my classes as a Family Studies majoy. For my letter assignment, I was excited to write to The Daily Universe and give them a piece of my mind, I mean, advice. 

Hello Daily Universe!

My name is Kayla Moon, and I am a student of Family Studies here at BYU. Studying the topics of marriages, families, emerging adults, and dating day after day can definitely get you to think about and analyze them constantly, and especially more so being in a family and dating-centered culture such as ours. I have found your Two Magazine uniquely interesting and useful in regards to making the Provo dating culture better understood and encouraged by providing specific suggestions for dates, whether to move on or continue dating certain individuals, and advertising resources to aid in the engagement process as well! I have used some ideas myself, taken the quizzes, and have remembered some words of advice from peers shown in the magazine. I can’t help but wonder, though, how much more beneficial and intriguing the publications could be in providing tactful answers to more of the struggles Provo singles face in this oftentimes confusing dating culture. I personally believe that some examples of these topics could be very similar to (e.g.) the lectures that  Tammy Hill MFT teaches in her class SFL 223 Preparation for Marriage or Dr. Larry Nelson’s class SFL 200 The Eternal Family, like: compatibility & attraction, effective communication, mental health & dating relationships, social media & dating, and practical ideas for honeymoons & transitions. These topics will surely fuel some discussion and call for change in readers about the myths many of us tend to believe about these topics. I know that classmates as well as those I share with what I’ve learned have found these professionals’ insights enlightening, and have us begging for more! I know that BYU Idaho has also recently come out with a new website addressing such topics that I have personally really enjoyed and needed, and I hope that here in Provo we would be able to learn from it (www.byuido.org). Please consider making these helpful changes.

Thank you,

Kayla Moon