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Dating Madness - 5 of 5

By Ryan, January 31, 2007

Sorry, guys, I’m all out of these cool segways. You’ll just have to settle for a post this week. Aww.

1. We often try to skip the part where we’re “just friends”
2. Physical relationships aren’t necessarily a sign of real love
3. Dating frequently results in two-person cliques
4. Dating is too focused on the short-term
5. We usually leave out what’s important

Once again, I have to tip my hat to Justin and Brittney. They are quite serious about each other, but they don’t seem to let that take each other away from God. Justin still reads his Bible all the time, and Brittney... well, she goes to Baylor, the best Southern Baptist school in the country... I’m positive that she is still focusing on the Lord.

At my church, we have a special emphasis on accountability partners. My philosophy is that if your boyfriend/girlfriend is your accountability partner, you’re probably doing okay. However, in most cases, I don’t see this... even in Christian relationships. A boyfriend and a girlfriend who can put God first in everything they do together, generally speaking, will have no trouble at all with any of these, because everything should fall into place.

But it doesn’t even stop at religion. One of my friends from English claims frequently that he couldn’t do his homework because he was at his girlfriend’s house. Whether that’s true or not, it is a problem either way. For him, it means that either his girlfriend is a distraction from school work, or she’s an excuse that makes him sound that much cooler to his classmates.

To tell the truth, I still do like a few girls. I know how hypocritical it makes me sound, especially after all these reasons not to date. So I’m here to say that dating is okay. What it all comes down to is attitude and self-control. Maintain both and everything should work out okay. Let one slip away and fall down go boom.

Labels: Dating, Relationships

{ Posted 5:45 PM | E-Mail Post | Edit Post }

 Justin:

But you can't get a half a point in the game...

 Kristin P:

sure you could

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