Tag: boyfriend

Courtship vs Boyfriends (What’s the difference?)

What is the difference between a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship involving two Christians and courting?  This is a question I get asked a lot!  I think one of the key differences can be summed up by a single word: ‘BELONGING’. Let me explain! (more…)

Why Men Don’t Propose

We see it everywhere. They’ve been together for years.  She really wants to get married but he’s still not proposed.  Everyone’s wondering when it’s going to happen and why he is delaying things.  I am going to look at two common reasons (more…)

How to NOT pursue men

Should women ask men out for coffee or call them up?  Should they be the first to bring up marriage or post pictures of the two of them on Facebook?  In the article ‘Should women pursue?‘, I argued at length why I think it’s better for women to let men lead and pursue, but what behaviour can be classified as pursuing and leading? (more…)

Voddie Baucham on dating

Voddie Baucham is an American pastor, father of 9 children and has some very, very challenging teachings on relationships and dating. Here are 10 thought-provoking quotes of his from different sermons and interviews (more…)

A culture of stirred up love

Many of us Christian women would love to have a boyfriend. We would love someone to cuddle up with in front of a movie on a Friday night. We would love someone to call our own. Basically we would love someone to share emotional intimacy with. Why shouldn’t we want such a relationship? Because such a relationship, biblically, should not exist outside of engagement and marriage.   (more…)