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Dating

"Whoever has no rule over his own spirit is like a city broken down, without walls" (Proverbs 25:28).

Dating is exciting and fun, but it also calls for a great deal of self-restraint. Check out the material below for insight into the purpose of dating as well as how Christians should conduct themselves in such a relationship.

  • by Cecil Maranville
As you look at the girl "tweens" (8- to 14-year-olds) of today, what kind of mothers do you think they will make for tomorrow? What type of young woman is our Western culture producing? Each girl has a clear choice between two wildly contrasting possibilities.
  • by Ken Treybig
With all the bad results, should a Christian give up on dating altogether? Or is there a better way?
  • by Amanda Stiver
What does a hug mean to you? For many young people in junior high and high school today, the hug is what the handshake was a generation ago.
  • by Amanda Stiver
Evolutionary science demands a promiscuous relationship pattern in human beings where females have multiple sexual partners until they find the "fittest" genes. However, recent discoveries suggest a different model.
  • by Jeremy Lallier, Melody Hess
If you want to learn practical ways to get to know guys and girls without getting serious too soon, we wrote this "how to" section with you in mind. Here are six points we've discovered to be helpful.
  • by David Cobb
The sexual aspects of our hearts, minds and bodies should be jealously protected and saved for only one person—your husband or wife—whether you are married now or still waiting to meet Mr. or Miss Right.
  • by Daniel Macaraeg
Premarital sex just isn't smart. There are more disadvantages to premarital sex than what society leads us to believe.
  • by Becky Sweat
With the increased expectations aimed at children in today’s society, is it possible that they are growing up too quickly?
  • by Carol Taylor
As a single, I was suffering from a sickness I didn’t recognize, but I found a solution in Scripture that gave me true satisfaction and eventually a soul mate!
  • by United Church of God
“A house without a woman and firelight, is like a body without soul or spirit,” a wise man once wrote.
  • by Rex Sexton
What is happening to our children? During the development years—which are so critical to successful maturing and proper development—an ever increasing number are indulging in what is likely the most damaging mental addiction of our modern times.