Sex, Dating, and Relationship - An Interview

Justin Taylor posts a great interview with Gerald Hiestand on Sex, Dating, and Relationships: A Fresh Approach (Crossway, 2012), co-authored with Jay Thomas.

How Then Shall We Date?

Marshall Segal has a great article on how to approach dating the right way.  Here are his eight points.  It's long but worth it.  Read the whole thing and pass it along to any singles that you know.

1. It really is as simple as they say.
2. Know what makes a marriage worth having.
3. Look for clarity more than intimacy.
4. Find a fiancé on the frontlines.
5. Don’t let your mind marry him before the rest of you can.
6. Boundaries make for the best of friends.
7. Consistently include your community.
8. Let all your dating be missionary dating.

Along similar lines, I would recommend this book.  

"When the prevailing thinking is boys will be boys — girls will be garbage."

Power post here from Ann Voskamp.

Husbands: Don’t Treat your Wife Like a Guy

Erik Raymond:

The bottom-line for guys is that we have got to be intentional in the romancing of our wives. We cannot become complacent or lazy. We cannot plateau or go backwards. It’s not an option.

One suggestion I have in addition to the above is to ask your wife how you are doing. Does she think you treat her like a guy? Does she think she is the most important person in the world to you? Does she feel like you know her? How does she rate your ability to romance her?

Read the rest.

For some good ideas on how to do this, get this book.

Dating Daughters

Great post from Dave Bruskas about leading his daughter well in the dating season of life.