Celebrating One Year Of Marriage
I am so thankful to celebrate my first anniversary with my lovely wife Margaret. We also have a special announcement, but first here are some long overdue wedding photos. And now for our announcement. We are expecting a baby in October 2018! We are waiting...
How do I say “no” to a second date without being mean?
The following post is a selection from my book Courtship in Crisis. If we can get this right as a community, it will make Traditional Dating a lot easier for everyone. Thomas, I want on a date with J and while we had a good time, I don’t think we’re a good fit. Don’t...
Help End the Courtship Crisis: Buy a Copy Today
A year ago today I wrote a blog post titled Why Courtship is Fundamentally Flawed. I hoped to reach 10,000 people. It ended up reaching over 1,000,000 people, led to a successful Kickstarter campaign, and the book Courtship in Crisis which came out just over a week...
Dear Graduate – Advice I Wish I Received After High School
In the last couple of weeks, several high school graduates have asked me for advice about college. They are facing their first life-changing decision and are rightfully concerned about making good choices. So, here are all the things I wish someone had told me after I...
Is Thomas Umstattd Jr. Married?
Last year I wrote a blog post titled Why Courtship is Fundamentally Flawed. In that post, I explained how I went from a courtship advocate running PracticalCourtship.com to no longer believing that Modern Courtship is a viable model for most people. The post went...Thomas Umstattd Jr.
Courtship in Crisis: The Case for Traditional Dating
Based on the viral blog post Why Courtship is Fundamentally Flawed; Courtship In Crisis, explains where the courtship crisis came from, and why it failed. More importantly, he lays out an alternative model that works.
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