Degrees in Idealism

exploring how we would live if we truly believed life was meaningful

Only Sexy People Have Sex?

04.15.2015 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // Leave a Comment

In my latest post I said that the message “every girl is beautiful” can be damaging and confusing when by “beautiful” we mean “physically attractive.” I concluded that many of us insist on this message because we think physical attractiveness is absolutely necessary. We fear that physical attractiveness defines our worth. But I think that begs the question: why are we so afraid […]

Categories // Culture, Marriage Tags // #commercialism, #love, #marriage, #reality, #sex

Because Good People Cheat Too

01.31.2015 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // Leave a Comment

My husband and I avoid hanging out one on one with people of the opposite sex who aren’t family members. Yes — I know that sounds really weird. We have other “rules” in our marriage (e.g. no phones at the dinner table), but those kinds of rules are socially accepted or even praised. Rules that […]

Categories // Culture, Marriage Tags // #marriage, #relationships, #sex, #stayingfaithful

Missing the Point of Premarital Abstinence

11.15.2014 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // 1 Comment

I’ve read many articles criticizing premarital abstinence, claiming that it causes all sorts of sexual issues and insecurities. And I believe those issues are real— but premarital abstinence itself is not to blame. It’s more complicated than that. Because premarital abstinence is an unpopular and difficult commitment many people over-glamorize it. They lose sight of […]

Categories // Culture, Marriage Tags // #abstinence, #dating, #love, #marriage, #patience, #sex

About Me

I'm Elizabeth. I'm a wife, a mother to six children, a writer, and a lover and seeker of the beautiful, the true, and the good. I am a believer in idealism-- that even amidst the chaos and the confusion, the exhaustion and the sadness of life there is always joy to be found, hope to be clung to, and a better path to be taken. I write my thoughts on this blog. Links to my fiction books are at the bottom of the page.

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