
Is this confusion just a normal part of getting to know someone before you two become an official couple? Or is this person playing games with you? Are you expecting too much clarity too soon? Or is this person wasting your time?

In most cases, a woman doesn’t end up in a terrible marriage by accident. Yes, there are certainly situations where a woman was genuinely deceived by a highly manipulative man. But more often than not, when a woman looks back and wonders, “How did I end up in this terrible marriage?” the warning signs were there all along.

In most cases, a man doesn’t end up in a terrible marriage by accident. Yes, in some instances, a man did all he could but was simply tricked by a particularly manipulative woman. However, more often than not, a man who claims he was tricked by a woman was really tricked by himself. Proverbs 19:3, “When a man’s folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the Lord.”

Maybe you met her in passing, but for some reason, you can’t stop thinking about her. Or maybe you crossed paths and had strong chemistry, but neither of you was in a season to date. Maybe you were trying to rebuild your life, one of you was emotionally unavailable, focused on career goals, or healing from past wounds. The connection felt real, but the timing was just off.