The Art of Dating Well

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The Art of Dating Well
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The Art of Dating Well
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The Art of Dating Well

• But seek first His kingdom and His
  righteousness, and all these things will be added
  to you. So do not worry about tomorrow for
  tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has
  enough trouble of its own.
• Matthew 633-34

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The Art of Dating Well

• Do not let kindness and truth leave you Bind
  them around your neck, Write them on the tablet
  of your heart.
• Proverbs 33

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The Art of Dating Well

• DATE
• A social engagement between two people of the
  opposite sex for the purpose of getting to know
  each other and determining if there is potential
  for a long-term relationship.
• A date is the first step in getting to know each
  other!

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The Art of Dating Well

• DATING
• An exclusive relationship between two people
  that has been clearly communicated.

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The Art of Dating Well

• FRATING (OR SUPER-FRIEND) ?
• A relationship somewhere in the gray area with
  little or no communication or commitment, but an
  implicit expectation of relational closeness and
  maybe even exclusivity.

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Dating vs. Frating
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Dating vs. Frating
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Dating vs. Frating
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Dating vs. Frating
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Dating vs. Frating
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Dating vs. Frating
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Dating vs. Frating
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The Art of Dating Well

• Principles of Asking (for men)
• - Be straightforward and honest (Eph 425). No
  frating or super-friend.
• Dont jump the gun!
• Know when to accept no (or when persistence
  becomes stalking).

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The Art of Dating Well

• O satisfy us in the morning with Your
  lovingkindness, That we may sing for joy and be
  glad all our days.
• Psalm 9014

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The Art of Dating Well

• Principles of Responding (for women)
• - Be honest . Avoid excuses!
• Speak with kindness.
• Learn to wait. (Ps. 401 2714 Isa. 259 1
  Sam. 1)

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The Art of Dating

• Waiting requires patience a willingness to
  calmly accept what we have or have not, where we
  are or where we wish we were, whomever we live or
  work withA spirit of resistance cannot wait on
  God. I believe it is this spirit which is the
  reason for some of our greatest sufferings.
• -Elisabeth Elliot , Keep a Quiet Heart

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The Art of Dating Well

• The Actual Dating Stuff (for men)
• - Be a gentleman.
• Protect her purity (Heb 134
  1 Thess 43-6).
• - Be honest and straightforward at all times
  (Proverbs 33).

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The Art of Dating Well

• The Actual Dating Stuff (for women)
• - Be a lady honor him.
• - Decide your purity standards before you go.
• - Dont get too far ahead of yourself!

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