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...NEVER think you'd be here, posting in this forum??

I sure didn't :) 34 years old, single mom... I figured it was done for me, and all these happy stories about relationships and engagements and weddings were for everyone except me.

Still seems surreal :)
 

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Well, I was never really too much of a forum person.Then I became friends with so many of you... CF is the first forum I ever joined.
So I never thought about the couples forum much aside from how depressing most of the threads seemed.

I think all the wonderfully romantic posts lately have proven that the couples forum can be a fun place to be too. It's so exciting.
 
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I was dating someone when I joined CF like 7 years or more ago, so i sorta posted in this section- it was really active then! Then that relationship fell apart and I used to wish all the time that I could meet the right person. I didn't date much at all, but there just seemed to be no one right for me. Then I met mr. man and truly it was like everything clicked in the right places and that God just opened every door. It was just right from the beginning!!!!
 
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Mine isn't from CF, but I sucked him in and now he loves the site :smirk:

Oh definitely love the site. Not my first forum by a long shot (have actually run a few of them), but yeah, never thought I would end up in this particular section. Although I did hope :D

It's for us courting couples... I'm sorry if I intruded. :blush::o

And I am definitely courting my girlfriend, just in case she or anyone else doesn't know.
:cool1:
 
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If you look up articles on courting vs. dating, usually courting is viewed more as a period leading up to marriage. I've also viewed it personally as this. Some people view it a bit different, but I believe the more widely accepted version is that courtship is about marriage.

A good quote from a website:

The primary distinction between dating and courtship lies in the intent of the relationship:

  • When a couple begins a courting relationship, they both know the purpose of the relationship is to consider marriage. Conversely, casual dating is a romantic linking of a couple simply to enjoy each other's company for the present. In dating, both parties understand that while marriage may be possible in the future, neither person is seriously considering it at the moment.
  • Courting has a long-term end in view There are no casual "tryouts" in courtship, and it is reserved only for couples spiritually and emotionally ready for marriage.
 
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If you look up articles on courting vs. dating, usually courting is viewed more as a period leading up to marriage. I've also viewed it personally as this. Some people view it a bit different, but I believe the more widely accepted version is that courtship is about marriage.

A good quote from a website:

Thanks Don! Well I always looked at dating from a more serious standpoint.
I'm certainly being wooed by someone who also takes the idea of entering a relationship seriously. I guess I just always looked at it all as dating. :)

Again, I am sorry if I intruded. :blush: :(

How did you intrude?
 
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