Relationships

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Beyond Meet-Cutes: The Off-Screen Realities of Dating

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In movies, relationships often begin with a “meet-cute” — a serendipitous encounter — that ignites a “spark,” blossoms into a fiery romance, and ends with a happy ever after. They seem to make the point that relationships, done right, should feel thrilling and effortless at the same time.

Turn Small Talk into Meaningful Conversations

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We know how hard it is to go beyond small talk–or even to know what we should be asking to move the conversation beyond those same few questions about our lives.
Girl with her boyfriend.

Artspace: To the Girl Without A Boyfriend

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When the single heart longs for someone to love and date, waiting for God to bring the right person into our lives can seem like an impossible task. Because, oh, imagine what joy it is to have someone we can talk to, and share our deepest secrets with, for a hand to hold and a shoulder to lean on.
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Is Dating Only About the "Good Vibes"?

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Dating fatigue is rough–and Christians are not spared from it too. Even so, we can learn to date well. Here's how.
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3 Moments We Relate to in Everything Everywhere All At Once

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Everything Everywhere All At Once hit the screens more than a year ago, but it’s been making headlines everywhere all at once in the last few months, as the film began to sweep all the major awards, from the Golden Globes to most recently, the Oscars.
A girl about to go in the train

Love on the Way Home

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Valentine’s Day can magnify our feelings of loneliness.  We think having a “significant other” in our lives is the ticket to easing the pangs of loneliness,  but that isn’t true. We can be dating and married, and still feel lonely. 
Two women are holding hands and one is crying

Walking With a Friend Who’s Grieving a Divorce

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Genevieve’s voice poured through the phone to me. She’s going through court proceedings following a horrific divorce.
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Yes . . . I’m single

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Instead of filling the empty void with yet another 11.11 online deal purchase, binging on romcoms, or sighing despondently over the non-existence of your “significant other”, why not indulge in our range of handpicked articles selected just for you.
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3 Helpful Practices We Do as Newlyweds

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It has been nine months since my husband and I exchanged our wedding vows, and every time I look at my husband, my heart grows warm with gratitude. Every day I am amazed at how good God is to have brought him into my life. Some people would probably dismiss this as a “honeymoon” phase, especially those who see marriage as a scary commitment, rife with burden and trouble.