The world is full of dating advice – much of which is toxic and damaging to relationships. We approach dating advice from the perspective of Catholic teachings as they relate to the persons and the role that dating and romantic relationships play in our lives as Christians.
In this section, we’ll explore dating advice for first time dates as well as advice for those who are going on their 20th date. More importantly, we’ll look at why relationships sometimes fail and what it takes to make the work.
A few weeks ago I was one of those thirty something young professionals buried in Google trying to figure out what to do for summer vacation. As time goes on and friends move on it’s not as easy as it used to be. Of course, you can always use the “visit family” excuse, fly home […]
Today is my four year Wedding Anniversary. Back in 2010 I took a leap of faith and joined my first online dating site, CatholicSingles.com. I had no idea what to expect. I was excited and nervous at the same time. A friend of mine had met her husband online and I really admired their marriage. […]
There comes a point in every relationship when I, the guy, need to host a girl for the first dinner. I’ve always considered myself pretty hospitable but at one point in my “hosting” I realized that having a girl on the pad shouldn’t really be the same as inviting a buddy over to play video […]
“A man who is truly interested in a woman will find an endless number of ways to spend time with her.” That quote came across my Facebook feed today. It is a beautiful quote. It is also a quote meant for married men, not dating men. Giving someone all your time at the beginning or […]
Everybody wants to be happy from now until January 1st. Thanksgiving, Christmas parties, and New Years should be, we are told, the happiest time of the year. It is hard to be happy without first being thankful, which is in fact why we celebrate Thanksgiving before Christmas. No, not really. Still, gratitude is that one […]
Fifth in a series of posts. See here, here, here, and here, for previous dealbreakers. No romantic relationship is going to be perfect in our fallen world (thanks a lot, Adam and Eve!). Even if things are starting out great, you’ll have fights and squabbles and disagreements eventually. And a lot of times, whether you […]
If you’ve ever watched a romantic movie, you may fall into the trap of thinking that romantic gestures have to be incredibly elaborate. Who can forget Andrew Lincoln holding those cue cards up in Love Actually, or the Beast giving Belle his entire library because he knows her love of books? But in real-life relationships, […]
I had just been asked out on a date for the first time in my life. I was excited and nervous at the same time. When I told my friends and family about my upcoming date, everyone eagerly gave a piece of advice. My college friends, parents, sisters, and even the clerks at the grocery […]
For our non-Catholic counterparts in the dating world, it’s probably pretty typical that “hotness” might be high on the list of priorities one is looking for in a date, with no qualms or second thoughts about it. But for us Catholics, the matter is not so straightforward. It’s quite possible that some of us are […]
Catholics are much like everyone else in most ways. But in some important ways, Catholics are very different from non-Catholics. Non-Catholic readers who may be considering dating a Catholic may appreciate some advice about what it may mean to date a Catholic. Whether you are Christian, Jewish, Muslim, atheist, or agnostic—this post is meant for […]
