When GamerDude was growing up, a "normal" relationship in society was a father who worked and a mother who stayed at home and cooked, cleaned, and took care of the kids. Dating back then - whether conciously or unconciously - was geared towards finding a mate to complete this "normal" relationship. GamerDude talks about how the attitudes of parents, and schools, helped cement this mentality of what "normal" was, and how this mind-set was reinforced by the movies and tv shows everyone watched. He talks about how Leave It To Beaver and Father Knows Best depicted the "typical" home, and how they showed the goal for a "good" relationship.

He also talks about classes in school that helped further confirm this. Boys took shop class - either wood or metal shop, so that they would learn marketable skills, and girls took home economics classes, where they learned to sew, and cook, and clean. It wasn't until the 1960s and the 1970s that these attitudes and these "norms" were really challenged. He talks about how the sitcom Three's Company presented a challenge to what was "normal" and acceptable.

GamerDude also talks about the importance of recognizing equality in a relationship. When he grew up, the man had to "conquer" the woman in order to make her "his own." There was an objectification of women that was very prevalent when he was a kid and still persists today. He talks about how important it is to recognize that all people have rights, and recognizing those rights is paramount to establishing a good, strong, lasting relationship. He also talks about how sex is an important part of a relationship, but is only part of the overall equation.

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