I couldn’t help but notice how friendships are rekindled and created on social networking sites and wondered if Christ followers might not learn something from this.
There are some myths out there that people assume to be gospel about dating. Christian culture is like any other in that we develop truisms that we accept without verifying. There are things floating around that have little or nothing to do with the Bible. Most are well intended and contain a nugget of truth. Some are flat-out wrong. Dating is hard enough without sifting through all this erroneous information, so let's debunk some myths. There are plenty of them, but let's focus on what I believe are the top five myths that make dating harder for Christian men.
The Joy of "Just Friends"
5 singles share the delicate art of male-female friendship.
July 2, 2008
A Messy Blessing
For six years, Dennis and I have been best friends. Our relationship isn't at all romantic—a fact most people don't understand. We've had to set aside society's assumptions that we're a couple and just live out our God-given friendship. While I treasure our friendship, it's also one of my most difficult relationships ever.
Inter-gender friendships certainly aren't for everyone. I know several women who tried such friendships, and they usually ended when one person developed romantic feelings and the other person still desired non-romantic friendship. The relationship won't work if God hasn't designed it.
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