Oct 21 2008
How Christian Morals Affect the Dating Scene
The dating scene is nothing to scoff at today – there are many things about it that are tough for anyone. Sometimes it feels like you have to be a rocket scientist in order to figure out whom you should give a chance to and who you should walk away from. There are many things that affect how the dating scene happens to work out for us – what age we are, how much money we make, or where we hang out can have a lot to do with who we meet and therefore who we date. However, one of the things that can make a big impact on the dating scene is whether or not the parties that are dating have the same basic set of Christian morals. Having, or not having, these beliefs is something that can drastically impact the kind of dates we have, and whether or not they are going to end up being successful.
Christian morals have ended up affecting the dating scene in recent times in a much different way than in the past. In the past, people got married younger and didn’t date as much as they do now – or they tended more and more to date people with the same religious feelings as themselves, which made them more compatible. In the past, there were less places to find people to date – schools were the best place to meet people, and a lot of the time you would end up getting married to someone you went to school with. However, now, with the Internet and with more chances to travel and meet more people, the dating scene has exploded for a lot of us. It is not likely you will end up staying with the same group of people for many years and end up marrying them.
So, because of these reasons, it is important that when two people date each other, their morals and beliefs come into play. Christian morals have a deep impact on the dating scene because if you are a Christian, you are not going to be distracted by some of the other reasons for which people choose their dates – such as the way that another person’s body looks or how likely they are to go “all the way” with you. Yes, as Christians, people are attracted to others, but when you add a set of strong morals and beliefs into the mix, Christians are likely to choose dates based upon what kind of beliefs the other person has. Often in the dating world, couples will not even talk about their person beliefs or morals until they have been dating for a long time. However, in the Christian dating scene, these conversations are started right from the get go. People will strong Christian morals and beliefs will tend to want to date others that feel the same way as they do, and usually this will be a big part of how they decide who they actually want to end up dating and who they’d rather simply not go out with.
By putting their morals first, this can lean many young Christians to date people who feel the same way that they do, and this means that their relationships are going to have a greater chance of going father than relationships couples have if they don’t share beliefs, or don’t bother to talk about their beliefs before they get involved. Sharing beliefs, and dating people with the same general beliefs, are both big parts of the Christian dating scene. It is usually the most important thing when a person chooses whether or not to date another person, and this carries forth into their lives and ends up becoming the corner stones upon which their relationships are actually built.
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hi i have a question i was married for eight years have two children and she left. I am engaged to another woman who i had sex with very early in the relationship and i asked her if she would stop having sex with me and wait with me she was very upset. She has had a rough upbringing i am a christian male and i feel terrible about what i have done. I love this woman even though i dont want to and i honestly dont know the right thing to do she says she wants god, she comes to church with me sometimes, but it really seams like she dont want god just to make me satisfied. I worry if i leave her she will never turn to jesus and i look after her three year old all the time as she works evenings. SOME ADVICE PLEASE
Well todd let me tell you,did you not want sex too and asked her to have sex you were wrong to /you say you love her but in the letter you dont you need help didnt you have a bad upbringing with your mother / you should really look in the mirrior before you jude some one so on that note good luck to you because you are going to miss her you should never look down on someone unless your helping them up !!!!!!
Todd, the first thing you mention is how you have two children to raise, whose mother is not in the picture. Your children long to have that void of a mother’s loving example fulfilled and given your girlfriend is a mother, and can be a positive role model, your children are being influenced by her based on her morals, her behavior. If you know she does not have Morals anD a lifestlye that isnt good for your children, thats a negative thing. More likely than not if you and this women are not being transformed by the love of God, your children may have more difficulty than if you did, When a Christian trusts the Lord guide their life and desires to live a life of loving others and seeking Him first, their life will reflect the love of Jesus in their words, thoughts, and actions. Your children need examples that will provide them with a faithful, positive future of parental infleunces that will seek the Love of God to be manifested in kids who can trust God to provide them a future thats more fulfilling than what we as people not seeking the Lord can influence others. I hope that you can see this as a memo of aid, and urgency of positive Christian lifestyle for the bright future of your children and all involved.