“I guess it had to do with dating. Every time I gave a new guy a chance, something fell apart. He usually found out how fucked up I was, or made an excuse not to commit. I was convinced after a while that there was no one left for me and that I would have to give up searching. Then I would dream of you.”
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“I quickly learned that it takes a lot more than good looks and passion to maintain long-term love.”
Source: Love Defined: Embracing God's Vision for Lasting Love and Satisfying Relationships
“Where is this guy going in life? Does he have a kingdom mindset? Do we share similar passions for life? Could I support his vision as his wife and teammate? Would we make a better team together than apart?”
Source: Love Defined: Embracing God's Vision for Lasting Love and Satisfying Relationships
“What would we value in a future husband way down the road? What qualities would we want in a father to our future children? Would cute looks and a hot body be our number one priority? Or would we long for something more substantial?”
Source: Love Defined: Embracing God's Vision for Lasting Love and Satisfying Relationships
“Before you enter into a romantic relationship with any guy, I highly encourage you to ask yourself these three questions too. Is this guy a genuine Christian? Are we both mature enough to enter into a serious relationship? Could I see myself potentially marrying him?”
Source: Love Defined: Embracing God's Vision for Lasting Love and Satisfying Relationships
“Just because we loved each other and wanted to get married didn't automatically mean we should.”
Source: Love Defined: Embracing God's Vision for Lasting Love and Satisfying Relationships
“It was always like this. When you spoke the truth, they hated you. The more you talked about love, the more they hated you.”
Source: The Forty Rules of Love
“If your dating relationship is sustained by sin, what will sustain your marriage?”
Source: Love Defined: Embracing God's Vision for Lasting Love and Satisfying Relationships
“If a guy pressures you to compromise sexually, he is not showing you Christlike, agape love. He's not encouraging you toward purity and holiness. He's not striving to honor God in that area of the relationship. He's focusing on his wants and is sadly using you to satisfy them. He's being selfish and putting his desires above all else.”
Source: Love Defined: Embracing God's Vision for Lasting Love and Satisfying Relationships
“Contrary to Hollywood's shallow messages about true love, marriage isn't so much about fireworks and perfect matches as it is about lasting, sacrificial commitment. It's about selflessly agreeing to love another human being until you die. It's about choosing to join lives as a team to serve and glorify God together.”
Source: Love Defined: Embracing God's Vision for Lasting Love and Satisfying Relationships
“In our modern day and age, words like faithfulness, lifelong commitment, and covenant are not very popular. Instead, we prefer words such as soul mate, true love, and happiness. But the truth is, these feelings-based words do not produce the type of enduring marriages that we long for.”
Source: Love Defined: Embracing God's Vision for Lasting Love and Satisfying Relationships