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wedding supplement to the daily nebraskan
monday, tebruary 5, 1979
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Student life, wedding vows
blend successfully couples
By Alice Hrnicck
Married students do not suffer many
more difficulties than single students, re
ported three married couples enrolled at
UNL.
Although the situations for each of
these couples are different, each found
they had adjusted well to the unexpected
consequences of being married and being
students at the same time.
The three couples interviewed include
Daryl and Denise Andersen, undergraduate
agricultural education and journalism
majors; Robert Losie and Marcia Stewart,
his undergraduate majors in computer
science, mathematics and economics and
her completed major in elementary edu
cation; and Ed and Sue Bukacek, his grad
uate work in English and her doctorate
work in educational psychology.
According to the Andersens, who have
been married just three weeks, the biggest
change was a relaxing of social pressures.
"We don't have to worry about going
out," Denise said. "We can stay in longer
which helps our studies."
Study atmosphere
The atmosphere for studying also is
much better, Denise said.
"Our friends know we're in school and
serious about it," Denise said. "We found
that it was too expensive living apart. Now
we have more time to ourselves and more
privacy."
Daryl notes that although they are not
overly conscious of their finances, "we
watch how we spend our money. We don't
blow $30 in one night. My major has
helped because I can work on our own cars
and build almost anything. We save money
by doing our own work."
The two said they are convinced that
because they both were raised on farms
with large families, they have been pre
pared better for coping with the realities
of life.
"A lot of couples don't realize the re
sponsibilities of what they're getting into.
We were prepared and did it with a pur
pose," Denise said.
Juggling time
They both hold part time jobs in ad
dition to holding full-time status at UNL.
"It's hard to juggle both, but we were
used to it before we were married," Daryl
said.
Daryl added that neither their goals nor
the timing of their plans has changed as a
result of marrying. This includes their
plans for raising a family.
"We won't have any kids until we both
are able to get jobs," Denise said. "And it
won't be right after I'm out of school be
cause I have a definite purpose in going
to school."
Daryl added, "If we were both just high
school graduates, we would probably have
kids right away. At college, though, we
have found out more about the real world
and what our kids will face when they are
growing up."
One of the problems they see arising is
that Denise will graduate several months
earlier than Daryl.
"It could be tricky finding a job so that
we can stay together," she said.
"This could ruin a good chance of get
ting a job," Daryl stated. "One of us will
probably have to take a lesser job for the
Dis tinctive
other. I will probably give in but it could
work both ways."
Emotional stability
Since their wedding, both said they feel
they are more stable emotionally.
"I've heard that people in school have
a tough time. Now, for us, it's easier."
Bob Losie and Marcia Stewart said they
have become aware of this stability in their
year of marriage.
"We are more settled down," Bob said.
"We're more career-oriented now. Our
goals have changed from having fun to
making money so we spend less time social
izing." A reason they married before he got his
bachelor's degree, Bob said, is that they
both held full time jobs and still do.
Because the two work at the Nebraska
Hall Computer Center, the cost of classes
is minimal.
"There is no financial problem with the
University paying for a large part of the
classes," Marcia said.
Marcia said she has become more
directed.
"I've got paths to follow, partly because
of his (Bob's) influence. My need for
studying is less, but I find I'm more effi
cient now."
Delayed family
Although raising a family is not in their
plans for another four or five years, Bob
said the reason is not because of classes.
"The delay is the job," he said. "We are
not earning enough money to have fun and
raise kids."
Friends' views of them have not
changed, they agreed.
"A lot of our friends are still single,"
Marcia pointed out. "We see less of them
and some are amazed, but among close
friends things are the same."
Ed and Sue Bukacek, married eight and
a half years, agree that marriage doesn't
significantly alter friends' views of them.
What has affected their social life more
than the wedding vows is raising children.
Ed said.
"It changes a lot because you tend to
build friendships with others who have
children. You don't take a baby to some
one's house unless they have a child them
selves." Three children
The Bukaceks are the parents of three
children-ages five, two and one. All three
are cared for at the University Child Care
Project.
Sue does not feel the children are being
neglected because "we are pleased with the
care. The children get along real well."
However, Ed finds the major problem
in child care is the cost. The couple is re
ceiving welfare services for this purpose.
But he adds that apparent disadvantages
aren't that important.
"We don't know what it's like to have
three kids in a normal situation."
For the first time since their marriage,
Ed is working as a full-time student. Sue.
in addition to being a part-time student,
works at the Counseling Center.
The couple is concerned with the same
problem which may face the Andersons
that of finding jobs that are geographically
close together.
That kind of arrangement problem
comes up for a lot of couples," Ed noted.
"One or the other may have to sacrifice."
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