“I’m just about ready to throw in the towel, HopefulGirl” said the email. “I’ve been on the Christian dating scene for ages and I still haven’t met anyone. I’m exhausted, demoralised and losing hope.”
When I first joined a Christian dating website, I was convinced that within the year, God would guide me to my future husband. I was still on the scene several years later! When you’re putting in the effort and don’t feel like you’re making progress, it’s …
Read MoreThere’s no right way when it comes to getting the best out of life. Each of us may have dreams, hopes and ideas we’d love to come to pass, but making them happen can be tricky.
Not for my friend Mariel. When deciding how to spend a summer holiday with her dearly beloved she did what all true romantics do: arranged a mutually convenient time at which they would pitch their respective itineraries for a fun-filled vocation via the medium …
Read MoreSome time ago I wrote a post about “why guys don’t ask girls out”. In writing that I slipped into the mistake common to a lot of what’s written about relationships. I wrote about generalisations, concepts; in focusing on the abstract I took the easy way out.
It’s the easy way out and it is the mentality of glossy magazines and trendy bloggers – we aggregate examples, form a trend and we look for a solution that can fit in …
Read More‘Don’t worry, HopefulGirl, you’ll meet someone soon – the divorcés are coming back onto the market every day!’ declared my friend, cheerfully.
‘Great,’ I sighed. ‘Divorce, broken families and shattered dreams – and me picking through the carnage. There’s something to look forward to.’
Divorce is a touchy subject for Christians. Some believe that, once married, a person is never free to marry again unless their spouse dies – and no exceptions. Others believe God doesn’t condemn us to be …
Christian Connection member Cat Lane appeared in The Times Magazine as one of the most popular members christianconnection.co.uk. The article looks at “Britain’s Most Wanted” daters on the UK’s top online dating sites.
The Times featured popular members from some of the top UK dating sites. Cat gave a great account of herself and was a brilliant ambassador for Christian Connection.
The Times Magazine 05/04/14
Read the article in full on The Times website – You’ll need to be a …
Read MoreI hadn’t realized it, but my dates were becoming a job interview. I was on rapid fire with interrogating questions, evaluating whether the person across from me at the dinner table was an “asset” or a “liability.” Had I worked all these years to hook up with someone who was lazy and would live off my career earnings? Did he want kids, or should we just end dinner early and both be on our way? My dating life had become …
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