Bad Dates-How to End a Bad Date
Bad dates. Nearly everyone has has a bad date or two. In fact, several singles have written for advice on how to end a bad Christian date. After inquiring a number of Christian singles regarding bad dates, we offer the following: Ending a Bad First Date Bad Date Tip: Don’t Waste Time If you realize you are in a nightmare known as a bad date, please don’t waste your time or the other person’s. Letting the other party know your…
Christian Dating Tips for a Long Distance Relationship
Need long distance dating tips for a long distant relationship? Long distance relationships have always been with us. However, in recent years, global online dating services and increased ease of travel helped make long distance relationships much more prevalent. In fact, according to dating experts on the topic, there are an estimated 1 to 2 million couples presently in long distance dating relationships. Many single men and single women feel dating in a long distance relationship is a losing proposition.…
Christian Dating and Waiting on God
One of the most difficult things for Christian singles interested in dating is waiting on the Lord for that special soulmate. This is especially true as we see our single friends meet their dream date, get married and move on. Loneliness and anxiety starts to creep in as we wonder when God will bless us. Although King David did not have Christian dating in mind when he wrote Psalms 13, many single people waiting for a mate can certainly identify…
Undoing Depression and Discouragement in Singles
As Christian singles, it’s sometimes easy to suffer discouragement or fear over new sets of circumstances or future uncertainties. Undoing depression that often accompanies discouragement is a difficult thing to do. Because we’re human, discouragement, depression and stress can crop up at anytime, for a variety of reasons. Why Singles Suffer Discouragement and Depression The following are some top reasons singles give for having discouragement and depression in their dating lives: Some battle discouragement and depression because they have just…
Masturbation and Christian Singles |Christians Who Masturbate
Let’s talk about Masturbation and Christian singles.The M word and Christian singles. Masturbation and Christian Singles. Male masturbation. Female masturbation. Adolescent masturbation. Chronic masturbation. Christian Singles and Masturbation. Is masturbation sin? Are you a single person who masturbates? Are you feeling awkward yet? Most pastors apparently are because they avoid the masturbation topic at all costs. This is a little ironic, to say the least, when survey after survey reveals a majority of married and single Christians of all…
Single, Solo, and Sad
From the beginning of creation God intended for us to have a partner in life. Early on God tells us it is not good for us to be alone. (Genesis 2:18) He makes his intentions very clear that the form this will take is as man and wife. (Genesis 2:24) Each time we meet our next prospect our hearts beat with anticipation. Is this going to be the one? Has God finally answered my prayers and sent my soul mate…
Single Gals and God’s Grace
As a former mediator in family court, I’ve seen a lot of single gals come through our doors. Not a few of these single gals are pregnant teen girls in great financial, spiritual and emotional need. This thought about single gals got me thinking about Mary, the blessed mother of Jesus, our Saviour. Think about it. She too was a single gal, a pregnant teenager with some heavy needs of her own. Single Gal Problems First of all, she was…
Dating Chat With God
A dating chat with God? Yeah, I know that sounds strange. Usually when we think of dating chats, we think of online dating chat rooms where flirting and speaking with the opposite sex takes place. Recently, however, several Christian singles mentioned how they were struggling with their faith, and wish they could have a “dating chat” with God on few issues. Like Job, they figured if they could, they would ask the Lord a few questions on some things they…
Sexual Purity and the Bible
That’s right-we are going to talk about sexual purity, the topic that everybody likes to avoid. Sexual impurity ranges from a lust-full thought to actual acts of perverted behavior. In today’s modern world, every where you look, there’s sex and very rarely is it between two married people. If you turn on the TV, you see scantily clad women on MTV, and HBO. You can go to the super market to see magazines with half naked models and articles about…
Letting Go of a Relationship as a Christian Single
Sometimes letting go of a relationship can can be harder than finding a girlfriend or boyfriend. Even when we know letting go of a particular relationship is in our best interest, like in the case of an abusive dating relationship, or dating a married person or dating an unbeliever, it is not always an easy decision. Many times a Christian single may struggle over feeling guilty or think that that the right person will never come into your life if you break…
Accepting Singleness as a Christian Single
Do you have difficulty accepting singleness as a Christian single? Many singles I know are depressed and discouraged because they cant can’t seem to find contentment in their present state of singleness. Their pursuit of the perfect Christian dating relationship leading toarward marriage is so all consuming that that lose the joy of living day to day as a single person. Let’s be clear here. Accepting singleness has nothing to do with pursuing a Christian marriage with the right person.…
Valentines Day Slogans
Have any favorite Valentines Day slogans? There are a number of Valentines Day slogans and quotes out there which put singles in a yearning mood for love. After all, this is the day that every body celebrates love, and being together with their significant other. However, some of these Valentines Day slogans can also be very depressing and discouraging for christian singles who wish that they were in a relationship. If this sounds like you, there’s no need to be…
Humorous Valentines Day Poems for Christian Singles
I recently noticed a ton of humorous Valentines Day poems, jokes and cartoons. Why the online barrage? Quite frankly, I think the reason for these humorous Valentines Day poems is that many singles suffer anxiety during this time, and reading and viewing some of this stuff relieves that tension of waiting on the Lord for that special soulmate. Are you in this position of dreading Valentines Day? Let me encourage you not to let yourself become hostage to a particular…
Free Singles Advice for the New Year
Free and single as you enter the 2010 New Year? I know there are many free singles (by free single we mean in no dating relationship) out there on New Year’s Eve who are lonely and discouraged or an angry at being single into another decade. Free Christian Singles Advice for 2019 As you enter 2010 a free single, remember there are 95 million free adult singles in the US alone. You know what that means? You are in good…
Should Christian Singles Blindly Support Politicians?
I’m find it extremely concerning how blindly many people follow certain politicians and interest groups on both the LEFT and RIGHT, EVEN when it’s obvious they are demagogues, liars and crooks. If you claim to be a Christian, it’s time to WAKE UP! The moral authority of the church is undercut when we blindly support anyone. It’s also dangerous! We need to speak the TRUTH in love no matter where it leads. No matter if it makes you feel uncomfortable.…
Love Tests-The Ultimate Love Test
Are you familiar with love tests? You can see love tests on many dating sites and in romance/dating magazines. What exactly is a love test? A love test is basically a quiz, a set of questions that supposedly will determine whether or not the girl or guy you are dating really loves you, or is just faking it. In my opinion, most of these love tests are inaccurate, and should be taken sort of like the “he loves me, he…
Sexy Singles and the Bible
Sexy Christian singles? Gulp! This is dangerous territory. Is it ok to be a sexy single and still be an obedient Christ follower? What do you think single Christians? Hmm. I just looked up “sexy” in Websters and gave me back the following two definitions: Sexy Singles According to Webster 1. Arousing or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest. 2. Slang for highly appealing or interesting; attractive. Seems to me that definition number 2 is cool. I mean, most…
Child Support Payments and Christian Single Parents
Receiving child support payments is a major worry for Christian single parents, who often struggle to keep their kids well fed and clothed. It’s no wonder then that custodial single parents rank collecting child support payments ahead of concerns like single parent dating with kids. Of course, when it comes to child support payments, these single parents are not alone. Skirting Child Support Payments: A Worldwide Problem According to ACES (The Association for Children for Enforcement of Support) only half…
Dating a Friend-Should Friends Date?
Thinking about dating a friend? A Christian single guy wrote us asking if it’s a good idea if best friends date one another. So what do you think? Should friends date each other? I know the cynical among us may agree with that line from When Harry Met Sally, “that a man and a woman can’t really be just friends.” But that’s the topic of another article. Let’s get back to the issue of whether or not friends should date.…
Positive Singles and Christian Singles
Have you ever heard of positive singles? Simply put, positive singles are those folks who suffer from from sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) like HPV, Herpes or HIV and AIDS. Did you know that over 60 million people ( many of whom are Christian singles) suffer from the stigma associated with having an STD? Additionally a recent survey showed that one in four (25%) of Teenage girls are positive singles suffering with Herpes. Positive Singles, Shame and Loneliness Positive singles have…