Approaches to Purity

I write this as a dating adult, not under the restraints of parental rules. That is my disclaimer here. These are not one-size-fits-all strategies, but these principles are what worked for my wife and I leading up to our marriage. These are insights gained from personal experience. -Rely on the grace of God. I do … Continue reading Approaches to Purity →

Unfulfilled

If I feel alone and unworthy as a single person, it may be as much a product of my internal emotional realities as it is my external relationship status, which is a caution about the possibility of those same feelings persisting even after the relationship status has changed, which of course is a call to … Continue reading Unfulfilled →

Five Rules for Social Interaction

I collected my thoughts about optimizing social interaction. Though these thoughts are weighted with the intent to attract a mate, they are generally applicable in other contexts as well. Start Talking - Talk more not less. Unless you’re somebody who can’t shut up, in which case your problem is not starting a conversation, but not … Continue reading Five Rules for Social Interaction →

Connection

The following is a from a lecture by psychology professor Jordan B Peterson. Here, he makes reference to King Arthur, the knights of the round table, and the quest for the Holy Grail: “Where do you look for the most valuable thing when you don’t know where it is? Well, each of the knights looks … Continue reading Connection →

Which Way Should I Go?

Let me tell you, it's waking up with the feeling that you’ve wasted most of your twenties. Here’s the thing about that; I can rationalize things one direction or another, like, what if I had done this, or what if I done that? However, the real truth is, I believe that God would have taught … Continue reading Which Way Should I Go? →

Honestly

This is less direct advice and more an honest reflection on my own dating life, largely for the edification of you single people out there. - Currently, I'm trying to do what feels right for me, regardless of other people's expectations and opinions. The thing that cheapens people's opinions is that they don't have to … Continue reading Honestly →

Time Goes By

Part of the reason that five or ten years goes by and you feel like there's nothing to show for it has to do with failure to seize momentary opportunities. To move faster in social settings is imperative. A chance meeting in a store or at an airport; these otherwise fleeting moments are golden. I … Continue reading Time Goes By →