Thanks so much for the reply and the breakdown. And, it absolutely does make sense. I’m sorry I didn’t quite get it before. I’ll blame it on lack of sleep. 
I was hoping to have the signup/registration form be the main thing all users see on the home page (until they log in), but I guess I can figure something else out for the design. I’m creating a dating site for a client, and the majority of them seem to have that “get started now” form on the home page. Hmmm… I’ll have to think about that one.