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Discusses romantic culture in the United States, especially as it relates to folk music and songwriting. Discusses the influence of media and popular culture on connection between music and love. Explains that while serenading does not always produce the desired effect of eliciting reciprocated feelings of love, it is effective in communicating emotions. Describes American romantic culture as unrestricted and public. Includes transcriptions of interviews about personal experiences with folk love songs. Also includes a compact disc with recordings of five love songs written by informants with the hope of romantic success

Leach discusses the pop culture behind the use of pickup lines. By analyzing such elements as race, gender, age, religion, political belief and education, Leach explores what makes a pick up line one that is enjoyed and therefore passed on, or one that is unappreciated with potential adverse effects

Collection of dating stories in respect to LDS and BYU culture. Inclusion of the male and female dating mind frame and how it affects the dating scene. The collection also addresses the common BYU student concern of marriage and finding an eternal partner

Dame discusses differences in the stories husbands and wives tell about how they first met each other. She discusses the function of relating background information for these stories, which she explains is to make the story more exciting for the listener. Dame focuses her analysis on the act of storytelling and on kinds of storytellers, noting that there was no clear correlation between gender and storyteller type

Typed research paper for Eliason's English 392 class at Brigham Young University. Mencl presents narratives about how couples pick out the woman's wedding ring

Typed research paper for Thursby's English 356 class. Stonewrites about how couples met, became engaged, and married

Examines the habits of Provo college students who eat out on first dates. Asserts that women feel self-conscious eating in front of men and are concerned about the amount they eat and their tidiness when eating. Asserts that men also worry about their appearance while eating. Describes a symbolic connection between food and sexuality. Explains that women are traditionally thought of as more capable of restraining themselves than men. Discusses her findings that men don't care how much or what the woman eats on a date. Includes interviews with two males and two females describing their opinions about food on first dates

Collection of stories of how now married couples met. The project focuses on BYU student couples. Serr address the difference between the female and male outlook on courting and marriage

Humourously depicts appropriate and inappropriate ways of interacting with a date

This theatrical collaboration dramatized the real life courtship and wedding of Djola Branner and Patrick Scully, who married long before it was legal...or fashionable. Forever Hold Your Piece premiered in Minneapolis, and subsequently toured to NYC