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Before that, the couple has to take the initiative.

Rather than directing the course of the relationship, God wants the couple to grow and learn how to make a commitment.

Whom you married wasn't even up to you most of the time.

Falling in love before you got married or engaged is a twentieth–century concept. In college, I had an older professor from Japan whose marriage had been arranged.

Rely on God's love, wisdom, and sustaining presence while you're dating.

Though God won't do all the work for you, he'll be with you every step of the way.

Once they've done that, God increases his sustaining presence.

I'm not saying that God doesn't have a will regarding your dating life.

Christian culture is like any other in that we develop truisms that we accept without verifying.

All they have to do is sit back and enjoy the ride.

This may be the biggest excuse men use for being lazy in relationships, much less finding one.

The church has reached a difficult crossroads when it comes to pre–marriage romance.

We no longer have rituals of courtship and arranged marriage to guide us every step of the way. It's also spawned a whole range of opinions and advice on how to handle dating.