Purposes?

[eh7]

What is(are) the purpose(S) of
1) being in a BGR?

2) being in a marriage?

 

[Maeyken]

What is BGR? I've never heard that term before, but maybe I just live under a rock.

 

[Arclight610]

I think BGR stans for "Boy Girl Relationship". I think the purpose is to have fun and to procreate. I mean, God programmed our bodies to attract to the opposite gender.

 

[~Beauty_from_Pain~]

I don't think "fun" is the right word to use here. Yeah, you have fun with your partner, but you can have fun with other people too.

I think it is because God designed couples to be together to support each other, to commit to each other, to spend their lives together. There is fun, but there is sooooo much more to it!

 

[dude87]

If the purpose of being in a courting/dating is marriage, why do people start having a relationship at such an early age? eg in their teens?

Coz if your thinking of marriage, you gota be prepared. eg financially to find your own place etc... such a big step!!

I mean how long does it take to know (date/court) a person you intend to marry anyway (assuming you have already been friends for a number of years as you should b4 u date/court)?

Why do people (christians) start dating/courting at 17? or even 20? It's such a serious commitment to make, and to make it at such a young age.

What do you think? hope I'm not hijacking the thread, I really think these questions are fit for this topic

 

[YouthPastor]

If the purpose of being in a courting/dating is marriage, why do people start having a relationship at such an early age? eg in their teens?

Coz if your thinking of marriage, you gota be prepared. eg financially to find your own place etc... such a big step!!

I mean how long does it take to know (date/court) a person you intend to marry anyway (assuming you have already been friends for a number of years as you should b4 u date/court)?

Why do people (christians) start dating/courting at 17? or even 20? It's such a serious commitment to make, and to make it at such a young age.

What do you think? hope I'm not hijacking the thread, I really think these questions are fit for this topic

What is the point in dating at 14, 15, 16 , 17 18??
why? why break your heart 7-10 times before you marry?

WOuld it not make more sense to hold off on giving your heart away and getting into a boy girl relationship until the possibility of mariage is an option & then only going into relationships with marriage as the ultimate goal?

And at that time if you "date" someone whom you have been friends with for a while - ther should be very few heart breaks.

 

[joeman1]

There is one thing that I don't think anyone has went into much depth and that is the "helpmate" factor. Once you become husband and wife you are not only getting all of the happiness as one person said but your also becomeing a means of support like starling mentioned but it goes much deeper than that. I think God places you with a person who is not only looking at him in the same manner but also has a similiar calling to your own. I see that happening with my relationship. Brittany is a constant means of support for me and I am for her as well. We encourage one another when wither of us are feeling down. We encourage eachother to read our Bible. When she is here it helps when I am teaching sundayschool because I know someone is paying attention and actually wants to listen to me speak. With her I encourage her to sing to gloryfy the Lord. To me thats what the purpose of marriage is.

 

[Maeyken]

To me, the purpose of dating (or "BGR") is marriage. I don't know why kids start dating so young... I don't agree with it, but that's another topic. I didn't date anyone until I was almost 22, and now I'm 24 and getting married to that guy in 2 months. For me, that's the purpose of dating. I would never date someone I couldn't see myself marrying in the future, although I guess that's a moot point now!

Now, my sister started dating when she was 14, and she's also getting married this summer to that guy (she's 21 now). For myself, I wouldn't have wanted to get married so young, but for her and her fiance it seems to be the right timing. She's graduating from college this year and he has a full time job and is in school part time as well. So I guess it's not so much how young you are when you start dating, it's your attitude towards what you see dating as.

And the purpose of marriage. Wow, that's a big topic. Many people above have mentioned things and I didn't see any I don't agree with. Good job everyone!

 

[Catholic Wife]

What is(are) the purpose(S) of
1) being in a BGR?

2) being in a marriage?

I believe the purpose of being in a BGR is to determine if that person is the one you are to marry.

I feel that the main purposes of being married are to create new life and to help your spouse get to heaven.

 

[lacedinlavender]

I think the general consensus is (or at least should be ) that the purpose of dating/courting is marriage.

Admittedly, I started dating at a very young age (15). Fortunately for me, I have not had to go through heartbreak, as the boy I started dating three years ago at 15 years old is the man I will marry within a year's time at 19/20 years old. I do have to say that after being together so long, I have experienced some heartache at not being able to marry as soon as we would have if we'd been older at the beginning of our relationship.

With that said, I absolutely don't regret having started our relationship at such a young age, and I'm thankful that the Lord has blessed our relationship and future marriage. It doesn't always work out like it has for us, and more often than not, someone who starts dating at 15 will experience a lot of heartbreak.

Jen