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Christian Courtship vs. The Dating Scene
Christian
courtship and the more mainstream dating scene are known
to be fairly different and for the fact
that many people are unable to entirely understand Christian
courtship because of the fact that they are unable to understand
that there are not that many differences between the two scenes.
While the dating scene in general may seem to be a little too
cold and general, it is still very possible to find the similarities.
Christian courtship, many people may decide, requires an individual
to make sure that they are not only looking for someone that
is looking for the real deal in the big picture, but mainstream
dating is, almost always, eventually trying to locate this
same goal in one point of time or another.
Another
main difference that people will be tripping all over themselves
to point
out does lie in the physical limitations of the individuals involved in the Christian relationship
as opposed to those, which are put forth in more of the pop
culture-dating
scene. In a culture that screams sex sells, you are limited
when it comes to the people that you can say you know are
virgins by the time we are in our mid-20s, regardless of
the religion,
age, and relationship status of our friends. So, while mainstream
dating will say that sex is something that almost everyone
will experience in one way or another prior to getting married,
there are a number of situations in which we will see that
the Christian courtship proceedings limit the act of sexual
intercourse until after the couple has been married. Still, what you practice and what you preach is often different,
and in this type of instance it is hard to say whether or not
this is a huge difference. Most people, regardless of what
type of courtship they are trying to pursue, will come to this
simple type of conclusion: When an individual is considering
going out on a date with anyone, they will make sure that they
are in love with the other person, and that the other person
is in love with them, before they will consent to having sex
with the other person. Even then, it will depend on the level
to which the individual is passionate about their Christian
religion. While some Churches will argue that condoms
and other forms of birth control are not what God had in mind when he
designed the act of physical love and the results of such types
of actions, other Churches will promote sex with birth control
outside of marriage or prior to marriage to be preferred when
compared to “unsafe sex”, or birth control free sexual intercourse.
Again, these particulars will depend on the individuals that
are actually involved in the relationship and in a lot of cases
it is much less a matter of what religion a person is as compared
to what the individual person believes. Right now it is much
more difficult to look at these groups of people in a generalized
form as opposed to an individual basis, simply because it is
so difficult for many people to be able to compromise when
it comes to their religion, our culture, and their personal
beliefs on a matter – meaning what feels right or moral to
them, the individual person being questioned.
When we break it down to the individual levels, you are able
to get more specific answers that would help you understand
more as to what people involved in the dating scene are interested
in attaining when they begin to get involved in a serious relationship
as opposed to a casual dating experience, which seems to be
one of the key points of distinction between “courtship” and
“dating scene”. Individual intentions need to be considered
in order to maintain accuracy.
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