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I'll let you in on a bit of my love life (not a pity post, more of a questioning one)

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Ok, then I'm back to thinking that you're offensive

And I think men who NEED to have a woman in there life are WEAK. And so do most woman.

So my advice to petrafan007 is to be your own person. If you find your own strengths women will find you strong. If you're secure in life financially, emotionally and spiritually; women will find security in you. And if you're passionate about all the things in life that you endeavor, women will see that and know that you'll probably be just as passionate about them as well.

Men - Want to be needed.
Women - Want to be wanted.(Just like cars)
 
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the problem for me is a lack of true christian women around here. i know for a fact i'd of met someone by now and had a g/f. I mean I have the ability to make girls laugh, be confident around them, and "attract" them to myself (I've done it before, but the wrong women). The problem is as I said--New England is pathetic. I know hardly any women my age, and almost no single christian women to talk to or get to know. I have no problem walking up to a girl and asking her about herself, trying to get to know her, etc. But...it's just I can't even GET THE OPPORTUNITY! We need some Christian women up here!!!
 
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PetraFan,

You are not alone. I often think that I will never find my DH let alone my first boyfriend. To make matters worse I also find it extremely difficult to form friendships that are not one-sided I often think that my only friend is Jesus.

Diane
 
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Well, I just find the OP relevant to how a lot of men feel here at the moment.

And some women, actually.
 
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Whew. Yep. Those statments you underlined about Petra's post, Gardener......reverse those and make them say "he" and "him" instead of "she" and "her" and those could be my thoughts sometimes. I feel exactly like that at times. I'm also more of a stay-at-home kind of person. ( I know, I know, I should get out more ) And I have had online "relationships" that really weren't relationships because I come to find out that I don't really know these guys at all. I've also saved myself for my future husband. I've also been used and hurt. (I think most people have at some point)

And there are many times that I wonder to myself, "Am I bound to be single all my life?" and then shake my head and say, "I can't believe that God would give me this want just to deny me it." When you want to meet that special someone, so much of being single is a "waiting game". It makes you see that special someone in strangers on the street. Then you gotta slap yourself and get back to reality. You can't go outside day after day and think every new guy (or girl in Petra's case) could be "the one". I've done that and frankly it's very tiring. Not to mention depressing because you go out there thinking, "Maybe this will be the day I meet him!" and when you don't.....there's a huge disappointment.

Well I got pretty tired of living my life like that and I finally took a long look in the mirror and said to myself....."If God hasn't allowed me to meet my future husband yet then there must be a reason." Maybe that special guy isn't ready for a relationship. Maybe his faith isn't solid at the moment and because a relationship needs Christ as a cornerstone then God needs to work on this guy's heart a bit more first. Maybe I'm the one that isn't ready. Maybe God knows something about me that I don't. Maybe I need to work on my relationship with Him. So, that's what I'm doing. I'm preparing myself so that I can be ready when God decides to allow me to meet that one special guy. I'm concentrating on the things I do have in my life. And I'm concentrating on God, building my relationship with Him because He should be first and foremost. And I'm also praying. I'm praying for myself to be strong and I'm also praying for that special guy, whoever he is. I'm praying that God would prepare us for eachother and then allow us to meet.

It's not always easy and at times I do fall into the "Pity party" pattern. lol. But I just remember that God knows how I feel and He knows my wants because He put them there! I just have to have faith that God will take care of it for me. God bless!
 
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I wish more CF guys were this confident.
 
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