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Singles on singles

Published: Saturday, March 31, 2007 3:20 p.m. MDT
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"My main goal in going to church isn't so I can find my spouse. I don't want to feel like I'm going to church to be looked at." — Caprene Thompson, 31, Salt Lake City

"When you date LDS you are being evaluated for eternity." — A 23-year-old male University of Utah student

"The divorce revolution has made people very cautious, very hesitant. It's made them hyper-vigilant about wanting to have the perfect marriage." — Jason Carroll, Brigham Young University assistant professor of marriage, family and human development

"I'm sick and tired of hanging out." — A 23-year-old female U. student

"It doesn't exactly make a guy — especially a returned missionary — feel good when he's told that he's a temptation sent by the devil to keep her from going on a (proselyting) mission." — A 22-year-old male U. student

"For me, I'm about living it up and enjoying the guys. Once you get married, you divorce your friends." — Bradford Fishback, 23, a BYU student

"(My mom) heard I'm just here to get my "M.R.S." degree. Everyone is here to find that special someone." — Jamie Rogers, 18, a BYU student

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