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Are You Actually Discerning Marriage, or Just Dating Comfortably?
Dating can feel comfortable and enjoyable, but comfort alone does not mean a relationship is moving toward marriage. Without intentional discernment, couples can drift without clarity or direction. This article encourages dating couples to ask honest questions about their future and approach the relationship with purpose. True discernment brings clarity, not pressure, and helps couples move forward with confidence.
What Do I Have to Offer?
Here’s the big question: what do you have to offer? In other words, why should anyone want to commit themselves to you exclusively for life? That’s a million-dollar question.
Everyone has a type, i.e., certain characteristics that they find attractive. We all know (or knew) what characteristics we are (were) looking for in our spouse. We tend to have pretty lofty ideals. But let’s flip that around. If our future spouse is as magnificent as we imagine, then should we not expect that they too have high standards for who they want to be with? Do we meet the criteria of someone that meets our criteria?