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May 5, 2026: Prayer- You Don't Have to Know Who's Listening
You stopped praying because it felt like a lie. Science says that was the most expensive thing you gave up. You didn't have to lose it. 🙏
Scott Turing & Laurie Pascal
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April 23, 2026: She Said She Needs to Lower Her Standards. She's Not Entirely Wrong.
Good Job. Temple Recommend. Emotionally Mature. As a collective entry requirement for a first conversation, it functions as a job posting. And men who don't think they'll get the job don't apply.
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April 19, 2026: Your Glamour Shot Is Lying For You. And Everyone Knows It.
She hated dating apps. Got on anyway. Posted her worst photo. Got the most responses of her life. Turns out your glamour shot isn't attracting the right people — it's just scaring away the real ones."
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April 18, 2026: Is It a Spark Problem, or a You Problem?
An anonymous man posted to the LDS Dating - Midsingles Facebook group this week and the thread exploded into 135 comments. He had been dating a woman for over a year. She is kind, faithful, deeply in love with him, and by his own description, pretty. They are engaged. The
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April 14, 2026: "I Didn't Mean To" Is Not an Apology. Let's Talk About That.
A post dropped recently in the LDS Dating — Midsingles group on Facebook that lit up the comments like a testimony meeting in July. The author wrote, simply and directly, that the dating world isn't talking enough about accountability. "Healthy connection requires two people who can say, '
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April 12, 2026: A Scientist Explained Why Women Are So Hard on Each Other. Then We Thought About Your Ward.
A researcher studied why women are so hard on each other. Then we thought about your ward. The findings are uncomfortable, familiar, and worth every word.
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April 8, 2026: "A Unicorn." "A Myth." "A Fairy Tale." So Why Are 249 People Arguing About Who Does the Dishes?
A post landed in the LDS Dating - Midsingles Facebook group a few days ago. The original poster admitted upfront he had just reposted it from somewhere else to see how the LDS community would react. The premise was simple: what do you call a man who is handsome, smart,
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April 5, 2026: So He Wants to Go Dutch. Is That the Real Problem?
A man in the LDS Dating - Midsingles Facebook group posted something last week that generated 339 comments and 138 reactions. The post itself was reasonable enough. He noticed that men in the current dating market seem reluctant to ask women out, wondered if the cost of dating was part
Dating Skills
April 3, 2026: Is Your Dealbreaker Actually a Dealbreaker — or Just Fear with a Bumper Sticker?
A post in the LDS Dating — Midsingles Facebook group earlier this month asked a simple question: "Can we, or should we, pursue relationships with those who have opposing political or religious beliefs?" 39 people reacted. 348 people commented. That ratio tells you something. When a post gets 10
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March 29, 2026: You're Not in Season 5. You're in the One Nobody Saw Coming.
A woman in the LDS Dating - Midsingles Facebook group posted a meme last week that stopped the scroll for 359 people and pulled 65 comments out of a community. The image read: "There are people who had just one date, fell in love, and got married. Then there&
Attachment & Healing
March 27, 2026: Two Posts. One Day Apart. And Between Them, the Most Honest Thing This Community Has Ever Said.
On March 26th, someone posted a poll in the LDS Dating - Midsingles group. 4 options. Simple question. "When you hear 'I'm not sure I want to get married again,' what do you assume it means?" Option A: Keeping options open. Option B: Doesn&
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March 26, 2026: He Loves His Mom. But Did He Ever Leave Her?
A post in the LDS Dating Midsingles group last week lit up the feed in a way that felt very familiar. A woman posted a pointed, plainly worded question: why are so many men hitting 40 still choosing their mothers over a potential wife? She cited scripture. She named the