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Hi,

I've recently started dating following Christian guidelines. To my understanding this means I shouldn't really be with a woman I'm dating in my flat alone together or at her place.

The last woman I explained this to said she wasn't ready for a relationship immediately after. What do you do then for the months you're dating/courting? Isn't it a bit cold or remote to have to always be in public?
 

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Christian guidelines??? Where did you get those? I'm afraid that if I were that woman I wouldn't date you either. This would seem very awkward, immature, and an unneeded impediment to getting to know someone.

My church. Impediment to what exactly? Immature - why? I understand it to be taking a mature attitude towards not having sex before marriage.
 
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I admire your thoughtfulness in this and how you are trying to have a plan to keep yourself and the woman you are dating pure before marriage. I assume you believe sex before marriage is not what God designed for a Christian and as you may have noticed, others here may have differing beliefs on that.

So.... going from the standpoint that, from what you have already said, you believe God's plan is for you to wait until marriage to have sexual relations (and I also believe this, for the record)...

Sexual sin can occur anywhere, so your apartment isn't a "sinful" place for you to be alone with a woman. However, if that is a plan you've made because you believe before God that it is best for you, then you should stick to that and wait for a woman who is willing to accept and respect the boundaries you have put into place in order to keep yourself and her pure before God.

I encourage you to keep seeking the Lord in all of this for He will make it clear to you. :)
 
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If you would be tempted to do something sexually that you don't want to do until after marriage, then not being alone would be wise IMO. There are no "rules" or "guidelines" that I know about in the bible regarding this, but practices and cultures of the people in the bible were very different than what we are living in today's society. I wish we lived in a culture where people did not engage in sex before marriage, but there are those here and obviously in the world that strongly disagree with me. But as an individual, if a man explained something like this to me, I would think he was trying to do the right thing and I would respect him for that.
 
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Hi,

I've recently started dating following Christian guidelines. To my understanding this means I shouldn't really be with a woman I'm dating in my flat alone together or at her place.

The last woman I explained this to said she wasn't ready for a relationship immediately after. What do you do then for the months you're dating/courting? Isn't it a bit cold or remote to have to always be in public?

Hi John! What you are trying to do is very commendable and shows a lot of respect for the lady you are courting. I definitely understand that being alone with each other might lead to the temptation to do more than just date.

You two should come to an agreement to be strong for the other one and support each other to do the right thing when you find yourselves alone somewhere. Of course, if your date doesn't share your dating/courting preferences, then it will not work.

I've had several friends who, eventhough tempted, did wait until they were married to be intimate. They were greatly blessed by their efforts and commitment.

Do not let anybody deter you from doing what is right in the eyes of God. :) :thumbsup:
 
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Hi,

I've recently started dating following Christian guidelines. To my understanding this means I shouldn't really be with a woman I'm dating in my flat alone together or at her place.

The last woman I explained this to said she wasn't ready for a relationship immediately after. What do you do then for the months you're dating/courting? Isn't it a bit cold or remote to have to always be in public?
For a young man,having a chaperone is a good idea.

For us older gents,we do not need a chaperone,
because we have lower levels of a certain.......hormone,
which is called..............................testosterone. :)
 
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I have a foolproof method to avoid ALL sexual temptation......be celibate!

No, but seriously, if you have such lack of self control that you could not be alone with a woman to get to know her that's pretty sad. How are you going to maintain purity AFTER you're married when you work beside other women who may come on to you?
 
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I admire your thoughtfulness in this and how you are trying to have a plan to keep yourself and the woman you are dating pure before marriage. I assume you believe sex before marriage is not what God designed for a Christian and as you may have noticed, others here may have differing beliefs on that.

So.... going from the standpoint that, from what you have already said, you believe God's plan is for you to wait until marriage to have sexual relations (and I also believe this, for the record)...

Sexual sin can occur anywhere, so your apartment isn't a "sinful" place for you to be alone with a woman. However, if that is a plan you've made because you believe before God that it is best for you, then you should stick to that and wait for a woman who is willing to accept and respect the boundaries you have put into place in order to keep yourself and her pure before God.

I encourage you to keep seeking the Lord in all of this for He will make it clear to you. :)
Thanks. Yes it has to be congruent between myself and God.
 
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I have a foolproof method to avoid ALL sexual temptation......be celibate!

No, but seriously, if you have such lack of self control that you could not be alone with a woman to get to know her that's pretty sad. How are you going to maintain purity AFTER you're married when you work beside other women who may come on to you?
I NEVER had that problem when I was married,and CERTAINLY NOt now that I am single. :)
Apparently,I am not the type of guy that most women want.
 
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I NEVER had that problem when I was married,and CERTAINLY NOt now that I am single. :)
Apparently,I am not the type of guy that most women want.

BBM exit.....you get what you say, words are containers, they have weight and meaning, so why not change your speech....might change your life, you never know :wave:
 
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BBM exit.....you get what you say, words are containers, they have weight and meaning, so why not change your speech....might change your life, you never know :wave:

Just as a baseball Umpire,I call them,as I see them.What I want in this world,and what I get in this world,are two different things. That is just the way it is. I live in the real world,not in some romantic fantasy world,where I think that I am Don Juan,James Bond, and/or Rudolf Valentino. GOD did not make me a pretty boy,and I have accepted that cold fact.
 
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Just as a baseball Umpire,I call them,as I see them.What I want in this world,and what I get in this world,are two different things. That is just the way it is. I live in the real world,not in some romantic fantasy world,where I think that I am Don Juan,James Bond, and/or Rudolf Valentino. GOD did not make me a pretty boy,and I have accepted that cold fact.

Well there is a difference in being real and accepting your limitations and constantly bringing them up every time someone mentions a topic. It just gets old and maybe if you would quit "speaking" that your situation would change. Doesn't mean you have to change your thoughts but you can change your actions......if you choose. I've seen your pic and you aren't ugly, but I don't know you in person, so only from here I can say, I feel your chip on your shoulder and that makes you less attractive, not more.....and for the record I am just trying to help. Not trying to be mean. My husband used to always say he wasn't going to live long because no one in his family lived long and I use to scold him about it, well he only lived til he was 55 so......:wave:
 
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Well there is a difference in being real and accepting your limitations and constantly bringing them up every time someone mentions a topic. It just gets old and maybe if you would quit "speaking" that your situation would change. Doesn't mean you have to change your thoughts but you can change your actions......if you choose. I've seen your pic and you aren't ugly, but I don't know you in person, so only from here I can say, I feel your chip on your shoulder and that makes you less attractive, not more.....and for the record I am just trying to help. Not trying to be mean. My husband used to always say he wasn't going to live long because no one in his family lived long and I use to scold him about it, well he only lived til he was 55 so......:wave:
There are times when I am my own best friend.There are other times when I am my own worse enemy. Some things I say are just in jest.For example Rodney Dangerfield's"Hey,I don't get no respect!" Or in my case,"Hey,I do not get no chicks!"

I forgot. There WAS a time that a woman came on to me,when I was married to my first wife. I was in my early thirties. This woman was in her late fifties or early sixties. I was on a cruise. She walked up to me in the ship's casino. While I was playing the slot machine,She started touching the top of my head,while playing with my hair.She walked away and gave me a "come hither" look. There was no way that I was going to follow her.
My wife,her aunt,my mother-in-law,and my father-in-law were all on that same ship. They just were not in the casino at the time.

Also,one reason that I bring up so many senarios,is that I have had many times "up at bat to the plate". I will just have to stop "keeping score".

Sometimes,I feel as if GOD and Satan are playing a game. When enternity comes,whoever has the most souls win. Even in the Book of Revelation,John wrote,"And I saw a number that NO man could number"
To back up my point,do you remember the story of Job? Satan made a "wager" with GOD,that if GOD took away all of Job's blessings,that Job would curse GOD. We all know how that game turned out. GOD won and Satan lost.:)
Even with the cruxifiction of Jesus,Satan must have thought that he had won by influencing Caiaphas' and Judas' hearts. But GOD had our redemption "game plan" in mind before the foundation of the world was established.

Also,I thank GOD that he has given me a sense of humor to deal and to cope with my struggles in life. Whenever someons asks me what I do for a living.They ask me about my training to get my job. I tell them that I was trained in the U.S.Navy.Since I was in the Navy during the Vietnam War,I am asked did I see any combat. I tell them,"No.The ONLY combat I've ever seen was when AFTER I got out of the Navy,after I got.... MARRIED!" I get a big belly laughing response EVERY time! :)
 
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Hi,

I've recently started dating following Christian guidelines. To my understanding this means I shouldn't really be with a woman I'm dating in my flat alone together or at her place.

The last woman I explained this to said she wasn't ready for a relationship immediately after. What do you do then for the months you're dating/courting? Isn't it a bit cold or remote to have to always be in public?

What do I do? If the lady isn't interested in being intimate, then I'll put her into the friend catagore and go on looking for my next love and lover. I do like friends as much as I like my lovers. ;)
 
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Hi John! What you are trying to do is very commendable and shows a lot of respect for the lady you are courting. I definitely understand that being alone with each other might lead to the temptation to do more than just date.

You two should come to an agreement to be strong for the other one and support each other to do the right thing when you find yourselves alone somewhere. Of course, if your date doesn't share your dating/courting preferences, then it will not work.

I've had several friends who, eventhough tempted, did wait until they were married to be intimate. They were greatly blessed by their efforts and commitment.

Do not let anybody deter you from doing what is right in the eyes of God. :) :thumbsup:

If you would be tempted to do something sexually that you don't want to do until after marriage, then not being alone would be wise IMO. There are no "rules" or "guidelines" that I know about in the bible regarding this, but practices and cultures of the people in the bible were very different than what we are living in today's society. I wish we lived in a culture where people did not engage in sex before marriage, but there are those here and obviously in the world that strongly disagree with me. But as an individual, if a man explained something like this to me, I would think he was trying to do the right thing and I would respect him for that.

I agree with these. Know your boundaries, pray and fill yourself with the word in the process. I'm new to it but have been learning it really isn't good to be alone, I have with no problems (except I was nervous and couldn't sit down) but it very well could have allowed for compromise down the line if I continued dating.
 
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