Tag: dating
-
Singledom
I heard a woman explain singleness yesterday and it stopped me in my tracks. One, because it was powerful and true. Two, because I have never been able to explain it before. And three, because it made me kind of sad. In a nutshell she said, People who are in a relationship or married have…
-
Getting Past the Awkward
I was recently talking to my extroverted friend at church and I said, “I just have to tell you… If you are trying to set me up with so and so I will NEVER be able to speak to them because I will be paranoid. So… if you want us to be friends please don’t…
-
Pros and Cons of Getting Involved
I have been attending church with my brother’s family for about six months now, and I love it. In the last couple of weeks I have started to get to know people and get more involved. This weekend I helped paint some animal posters for VBS. While painting I knew I was reaching the “next…
-
Constant Battles
I often joke about this being an enneagram 4 problem, but I am constantly at odds with myself. There are people in the world who love themselves. There are people in the world who hate themselves. Then there are people who simultaneously do both. I am in that third group. Example: A friend tries to…
-
Being Set Up
I think there is a reason that setting your friends up on dates is hard. 1. “It’s a set up!” This sounds like something criminal. You are being set up! For what? Failure? Fraud? Murder? Someone is setting you up and it doesn’t sound good! If your self esteem is low (or non-existent) then you…
-
Lose the Desperation
There’s an Instagram account to a guy named Christian Walker, and he says some pretty amazing things. He talks a lot about dating and marriage and expectations Women should have and how not to fall for guys who aren’t interested in commitment. The other day, someone said, Christian I’m really desperate to get married… And…
-
Another Benefit of Homeschooling
Benefits of homeschooling include… not exposing your kids to dating too early
Redheaded Jill 