Thoughts and reflections on family

 The idea behind maintaining a healthy sex life throughout the time span of a marriage is one that, if acted upon correctly, can lead to the happiest of relationships while reaping many rewards that come with this intimacy. As you might guess, it’s a good thing to have regular sex with your partner. Frequently, being intimate with your partner allows for bonding and connection, this is important in relationships. It allows each person to feel desired and cared for. However, when the sex life of a marriage dwindles or fades, becoming far from what could be considered “healthy”, powerful, negative effects in the relationship can be observed, such as disconnection and frustration. One of the main reasons as to why a lot of couples have a hard time with their sex life, is that many couples do not talk about sex. Maintaining consistent conversation about their experience during sex and sexual desires acts as a strong way of keeping the connection between husband and wife healthy. Withou...

Some people think that the love that a mother feels for her child is so much greater than the love of a father that the two can’t even be compared to each other. It is true that a woman's life changes, her body changes, she sacrifices every little nutrient she has, to offer it to the baby. However, most people overlook the fact that the type of love a mother and a father may provide is different, but their kinds of love are never inferior to one another. One could argue that the body of man is also transformed, his mind is never the same again. While the mother dedicates herself 24/7 to taking care of her child, helping the baby survive, the father dedicates his body and soul to helping them both so that, in this fight, they do not lack anything. The mother begins her battle: to be the best mother in the world. The father starts his own battle: take care of them. And so, the long working hours begin, the sleepless nights looking for better alternatives to build a better future, the...

I think that in our generation there is a wrong concept of love. I've heard too many times that "there should be chemistry" between a couple, that they should feel butterflies in their stomachs and have their heads in the clouds all day. Yes, that is important initially, and it is good to feel those things, but I feel that people make “chemistry” more important than it should be. In fact, I believe that “chemistry” is not true love; it is an introductory piece that can lead to true love, but it is not true love yet. As a Biochemistry major, I have come to understand how the human body works and the chemical reactions that lead to certain stimuli. Personally, I have come to believe that the "chemistry" of a relationship could, potentially, be replicated inside a test tube. Think about it, what makes you feel the way you feel is hormones, molecules reacting with each other and producing certain responses from your brain. Oxytocin is a hormone commonly known as t...

There are pillars that form our society. These pillars are respect for others, the institution of the family structure, fair and effective law and government, education, and economic organization. The institution of the family structure consists in two individuals that are legally married, a man and a woman, providing care and stability for their biological, or adoptive, child. This family model structure has been put to test since society has experimented changes in the family structure. In our society nowadays, same-gender couples are included in the family structure as well.  Some people that are now part of same-gender couples, had biological children in previous relationships. These same-gender couples want to form their own family and be able to experience parenting. However, some of the individuals that are now in same-gender relationships, are denied the opportunity to raise their biological children. In consequence, they turn to adoption, but, even if one of the would-be p...