The internet is awesome, except when it’s not. While Christian dating advice can now be found in the palm of your hands, the tricky part is deciphering which pieces of advice are good and bad. There are lots of bad Christian dating tips out there that contradict the Bible.
(Warning: This article is a bit more graphic and blunt than most of the material on ApplyGodsWord.com. I wanted to speak candidly to help those who might be struggling in this area, but for some the bluntness of this content could be offensive. That is not my intention. If you are sensitive to sexual language I would recommend not reading further.)
How can you trust again after you have been betrayed, wounded, and heartbroken in the past? When you cannot trust someone in the present because you have been betrayed by someone else in the past, your current relationship will never be healthy until you deal with the betrayal that occurred.
Dating outside of your age range may help you meet more people and increase your chances of meeting someone you want to be in a relationship with. But is it okay to date a Christian much older or younger than you? How big of an age difference is too much? What advice is there for Christians who want to date someone or marry someone who’s older or younger?
One question that I have been getting asked a lot is, “What’s the difference between Christian courting and dating and which one is better?”
How can a Christian husband be the spiritual leading in the marriage? What does it mean for a husband to fulfill his role in the marriage with his wife? What is a “good husband” according to the Bible?
What should you do when you don’t know what to do? What counsel does the Bible give us when we are confused about life, a relationship, or about why something painful has happened to us?
How can you be more respected by others as a man? Ultimately you cannot control the feelings and behavior of others. There is no way to actually “make” someone respect you more.
However, there are ways you can act that can influence how other people speak to you, treat you, and perceive you. There’s a reason that some men are respected by lots of people and other men are barely respected at all.
It can be a real mental struggle to stop thinking about someone you like. When a relationship never occurred with someone that you really liked or a relationship ended that you really enjoyed, it is natural to grieve and think about it for a while.
Christian single women often feel trapped by the teachings they find in church. They are told that marriage is a wonderful thing and they hear all these love stories sprinkled through the pastor’s sermon, but they are also told they must not do anything but wait to be found by the man of their dreams.