tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481930607671158472.post4942665745793378731..comments2023-08-05T16:07:40.475-05:00Comments on inFAQ's Answers: Opportunities LostJeff Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17905651838233095827noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481930607671158472.post-45691988647290730262013-11-16T09:14:06.743-05:002013-11-16T09:14:06.743-05:00As you well know, Kevin, there are myriad levels o...As you well know, Kevin, there are myriad levels of dating. Unfortunately, we usually ascribe romantic notions to the term. That's not a bad thing because it's one of the steps to marriage. However, getting someone alone in a nonintimate, nonthreatening setting - like going to the Mug for a cup of coffee - and having a good conversation with that person is also a valid form of dating. There are different dynamics when people separate from the group to go one on one and that is what I should have been striving for.<br /><br />Christians have a way of mucking up perfectly decent norms with all sorts of twisted logic. It's a shame, but understandable. As long as they don't start basing one's salvation on their practices, it's all okay, I guess.Jeff Howehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17905651838233095827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481930607671158472.post-7007934121546639922013-11-16T09:04:13.321-05:002013-11-16T09:04:13.321-05:00There is much to be said for dating. We have many...There is much to be said for dating. We have many friends who think dating is almost as evil as dancin', drinkin' and smokin'. They believe in "Courting". I think it is a little hypocritical of them to to encourage their kids to Court only only when they are ready for marriage and to eschew dating. (Oh, by the way, those same parents were dating maniacs in HS and college.)<br />But you bring up an interesting point.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07185591164003851970noreply@blogger.com