Calling on all married, engaged, dating, and single individuals....
There are so many people in this world that wonder what makes a working relationship and a relationship that will last! I want to pose a question to each of you..
What do you consider when beginning dating someone? What is the most important in creating and maintaining a Christ-based relationship with your significant other?
Leave a comment on this post (you need no account, just type your comment and post) and I am going to look through them and create a post with all our suggestions!
Think hard and share your best ideas!
-Brittney
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complete openness from the beginning! don't hold anything back, let that person in and see the real you from the start. ive taught myself that many, many times this past year alone. I always built a wall and expected the other to climb over it and beyond before i would open up to them. Believe me it was a huge mistake. ive lost many friendships and relationships because i would cut them out once they got too close. . . my #1 SUGGESTION IS TO BE HONEST AND OPEN FROM THE START!
ReplyDeleteBe yourself. Don't try alter who you are to make the other like you more. Doing that is, in a way, being dishonest with yourself & the other person in the relationship. If the other person doesn't like who you really are, then he/she isn't the one for you.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the comments! Keep them coming! :)
ReplyDeleteGod has definitely got to be the center of every relationship, including a marriage. I truly believe that is why my husband and I have such an amazing relationship. He is my lover and best friend.
ReplyDeleteFrom the beginning I stated my beliefs and told him if he had a problem with it, he could just leave. I made him chase after me, I never pursued a relationship, he did. Be honest and open about everything from the beginning, if not the trust will never be there at all. Always remember that everything happens for a reason and God always has a plan for your life.
Hey girl - I've been through the wringer enough times to know what you need. Trust. Communication. These are the building blocks of the strong foundation that will eventually hold up the magnificent tower of your love for each other. One or the other of those was missing from myself or my GF in my past relationships. I'm totally committed to this one. I'll stand on the raparts of the castle we built on trust and communication and shout out my love for her!
ReplyDeleteDon't take yourself too seriously. Laugh. Enjoy life together. Look for the positive, and it's amazing what you'll see. The greatest gift you can give yourself and a significant other is to love and to be content with where God has placed you. Life is really short, so don't take it for granted!
ReplyDeletethanks for all the comments everyone! keep sending them!
ReplyDeleteFrom my own experience, don't look to date, look for friendship. When you find that friendship it will carry you in whatever direction that God has planned. You want to start out any relationship with the opposite sex, becoming a friend, someone that they, as well as you, know you can count on through thick and thin, someone to confide in and share your craziest thoughts and feelings with. I feel like that has how God has allowed me to have the most wonderful husband. We formed a bond when we were not even thinking of dating. At the time in our lives when we were best friends, we attended Super Wow one summer and heard a real good speaker who has this to share: "Make a triangle with your hand, on the bottom right is you, on the bottom left is the person God has chosen for you. At the top, God. Now for God to connect you with that person you both have to keep your eyes focused on him, with all that you have and He will connect your personal triangle." To this day me and my husband have always thought of a triangle, cause that really spoke to us and with Gods hand, brought us together. GB
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