Number 15 is part of young adult female Mormon Standards as in tastes and such.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/hunterschwarz/things-mormon-girls-love#.nm9nJo67v

I have no idea what a DTR is? Do you? Dating Temple Recommend?

And the male variety of young adult Mormon Standards.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/hunterschwarz/things-mormon-bros-love#.maVJ4gLXB



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Define the Relationship - it's the talk a couple has when they begin or are currently dating, and one or both of them want to discuss where the relationship is going, are they dating each other exclusively, etc.

Ah, thanks. I thought it was a variation of NCMO but it didn't make sense for this collection of Molly Mormon's stuff.

..."Delirium tremens; redux"

Ha, ha. I thought the same thing.

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> ...want to discuss where the
> relationship is going...

To me, "We need to discuss the relationship" is code for "I have one foot out the door." Because happy, satisfied people don't need to discuss the state of the relationship. Only people who aren't getting what they want -- in the present or the projected future -- need to talk about it.

VERY MUCH disagree...
If you can't discuss the state of your relationship, you're headed for trouble. It's critically important to keep lines of communication open. Had I done that with my ex, she likely wouldn't be my ex.

As I expanded below:

<<Rather than having a big heavy discussion of the entire Relationship, I believe in handling individual relationship points as they come along. Don't store the stuff up to dump on the table at the Conference on the State of the Relationship.>>

Oh! I had one of those "chats" with my first TBM girlfriend. After we had been dating for a couple of months.

She thought I should have proposed by then! ;o))

Actually, she looked a bit like Jayne Mansfield... but with a larger bust.

So large, in fact, that she had to have her bras made by a specialist bespoke bra manufacturer in London.



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And what's a "Movember?" Is that a member who helps you move?

A member who loves the month of November? ???

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> A member who loves the month of November? ???

Mormonember? Be more Mormon in November?

Movember

Mo-November

Mo=Mustache

Mustache November

similar to No shave November

Ah, thanks.

You grow a mustache to help remind people of men's cancer issues.

Of course, many guys just grow a 'stache to look hipster ironic.

And women add their support with a landing strip.

A certain hairstyle in a certain area.

Hairstyle! LMAO.

Coiffed quiff coochies.

For frequent style changes you can get a merkin...

I was trying to remember the other day that term. Thanks!

How nice of the ladies!

I was going to ask about the landing strip being a place for moustaches to land... but I kind of scared myself with where I could have taken this whole thread.

See, some people aim to drag a conversation into the gutter, whereas I say: "Let's take it down to the sewer!" ;oD

Is DTR used by anyone outside of the Mormon community? It sounds normal, but I've never heard it used.

Yes. My understanding is it's typically initiated by the lady, who wants to know if the early stage of friendship/romance has long-term potential, as the guys are less likely to want to settle down, reveal their affections, and/or state their intentions.

The concept is probably more intense with LDS females, of course.

Yes, as an exmo dating nevermo women, I was involved in several DTRs. I initiated one of them, because she wasn't as crazy about me as I was of her.

Every once in a while, my wife and I have a DTR-- "DISCUSS the relationship." Seriously. Find out if there are annoyances, household things, matters of love/affection expression that could be brought up to snuff, things like that.

Basically, not to let "the relationship"* get stale or go on auto-pilot.

*I never did like that term.

Rather than having a big heavy discussion of the entire Relationship, I believe in handling individual relationship points as they come along. Don't store the stuff up to dump on the table at the Conference on the State of the Relationship.

DTR? I'm only familiar with DTF...

From what I understand now, in a Mormon context DTR is code for pre-sealing foreplay.

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> DTR? I'm only familiar with DTF...


How about DTS? Down to soak.

When my wife and I were dating we had many of these conversations. Of course it was in that downtime when drinks, refreshments, and 10-20 minutes where needed to recover.

I firmly believe there should be a strict dress code for these conversations, birthday suits only. It was the outfit she wearing when she got her engagement ring.

Number of relationship/romance/future parent things in women's list = 6

Number of relationship/romance/future parent things in men's list = 0

And yet a "celestial" relationship is THE saving ordinance in Mormonism.

Sounds like "The Priesthood" is doing a piss poor job on getting Mormon young men to focus on an eternal perspective.