-Dating?-
Ah, dating.
*tosses it into a fire*
There, regular 'dating' is gone now.
First things first: YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DATE TO FIGURE OUT YOUR TYPE OR LEARN MORE ABOUT YOURSELF BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT BEING SINGLE IS FOR.
Glad I got that out of the way.
Now, I'm not telling you that you can't date, or that courting/arranged marriage is the only thing you can do.
I'll take a more condescending route for a moment:
Repeat after me- Being single is for learning how to live with yourself and other people, dating is for learning how to be in a relationship with a person of the opposite gender in a slightly more intimate way.
Two words: Intentional. Dating.
What intentional dating does NOT mean:
1. It does not mean only dating people you currently consider marrying.
2. It does not always mean marrying your first love.
3. It does not mean only dating with the sole intention of marriage as a means to an end.
What intentional dating means:
1. It means that you learn about a person of the opposite gender (one-on-one, with the exception of a possible chaperone).
2. You learn more about long-term relationships but without the same pressures of engagement or marriage.
3. You create a path to a more serious relationship.
4. You work with someone towards the goal of marriage, even if it doesn't mean you will marry each other.
5. It means that, if your relationship with this guy does not work out, you can both remain on friendly and respectable terms.
"Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?"
-Amos 3: 3
I'm not saying that you can just date any guy that comes your way, what I'm saying is that you date a guy who also wants to get married.
Ultimately, marriage means focusing on the needs of your husband, and hopefully, your children. This is why dating is an opportunity to learn about a guy (in a non-creepy stalkerish, off-the-internet way).
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Single Pringles
Non-Fiction**DISCLAIMER: I was around sixteen, seventeen years old when I wrote this. I probably no longer agree with most of this stuff, as I am over twenty now and I know a lot more and have had a lot of opinion changes. I'm so so glad it hasn't had nearly a...
