What is the purpose of dating? How do you go about dating in a way that is intentional and helps you secure a spouse?

Today's podcast is a discussion of traditional dating versus courting and things we might consider doing to make these experiences much more intentional and useful.

Several recent articles point to young women surpassing men on indicators of illness and addiction. Is this the equality women were hoping for? Articles used include:

ABC News 4/16/25 Young women now binge drink more than young men

CNN 1/16/25 Young women are almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with cancer as young men

Healthline 3/6/25 Chronic stress linked to higher stroke risk in young adults, especially female

Healthday 3/6/25 Chronic stress boosts stroke risk in young women

NPR 1/16/25 Cancer deaths are declining, but diagnoses are rising especially among younger women

In this episode, I discuss gratitude as a precipitant of happiness and life satisfaction.

The inspiration for this topic came from Lucke 10:8. The Bible I use is the Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition (RSV2CE). My daily Bible is the Living the Word Catholic Women's Bible published by Ave Maria Press.

It appears single motherhood is the new cool thing. Is it though?

Today's discussion is based upon the USA Today opinion piece by Nicole Russell entitled, "What conservative women know- and libers don't- about happiness." This was published on the USA Today website 2/27/25.

Here we review a recent The New Yorker article and my position is that young people should not be having any sex!

This topic came from an article published on the New Yorker website titled: Are young people having enough sex? by Jia Tolentino 6/23/25.

This is the initial podcast for the channel and here I introduce myself and my plan for the podcast. I touch briefly on the concept of youth emulating celebrity culture and how our celebrities have a responsibility to conduct themselves in a respectful manner. Join me for this episode of The Quiet Gardener. @gardentotablewithrose