About Scout:

Why blog? I blog because my ward has a dating committee. Its true- our bishop is innovating ways to hookup his flock. Let me explain:

Tonight was a ward dating activity where people got set up with other singles in the area for a digital scavenger hunt. I got lucky, some were not as fortunate. It soon became a pastime to “people watch” the pain-stricken daters. The signs were easy to spot: talking to everyone except your date, text messaging like crazy, each party keeping their distance, sour faces and hand shakes. My heart went out to these stalwart daters. (Obviously not enough heart went out to not watch them and make fun of them.) We have all been ½ of the awkward couple. As we watched them watch their watches, I thought “whew, I’m glad that’s not me this time.” I say “this time” because I know that it will eventually be my turn (and I’m sure you’ll hear about it) to uncomfortably try to pass the evening on an awkward date. This is why I blog. We blog from the trenches.

Dating is not the only battle fought from the trenches of being young-ish and single. There are a myriad of choices to make at this place in our lives. Where to work, what to do, where to live, who to date, should I go back to school, who to hang with, what to spend and what to save, how to avoid debt . . . blah blah blah- you know it because you live it! So many things we are trying to accomplish—but some things don’t always work out as planned. This is why I blog. We blog to form a network of strength and encouragement as we go through this adventure together.

This is a spot to share our thoughts, stories, questions and insight. You email us yours and we’ll plagiarize it. Just kidding! We’ll post it and respond to it trenchsurvival@gmail.com.