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Tips for your first Christian date

When you've managed to get your first date through ChristianLove.com you might be feeling a little nervous: but don't worry - your date will most likely be feeling the same way! So how do you prepare, and make sure that you get the most of your first date?

The person you've found might just be the one for you, so it can be nerve-wracking trying to work out the right things to say, and...

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Modern love: can technology and Faith work together?

Finding a trustworthy site with a strong sense of fellowship and community that is connected through Faith is an excellent starting point for Christian singles.

Christian Love offers you this security. But what about the experience of online dating itself? The technological part of the process that might make a good moral person stop and wonder whether it is the right thing to do....

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Corinthians: cliché or the clue to true love?

In recent years, 1 Corinthians has become a hugely popular choice as the Bible reading couples choose as part of their wedding ceremony. But as a single Christian looking for love it also holds many answers to God’s expectations of love. In fact, it is a wonderful starting point for understanding the rules of Christian dating.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7: “Love is patient, love is kind. It...

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Dating doesn't have to be hard for Christians

So, I’m sitting in a cool bar and meet an even cooler guy. He’s sweet, charming, funny, clever – and, for once, I haven’t got too many complaints about what he’s decided to wear on a first date! So why am I holding back from seeming too keen? Why when he touched my hand did I pull back automatically? I pretty much flinched.

I’m a committed Christian and dating can be hard. I want to...

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Modern celibacy: how to stay “single” when you start dating

Singleness is the default status in modern society. We spend extended years living at home to pay off graduate debts and, when we finally fly the nest, all too often our early adulthood is a journey from unpaid intern work to low paid ‘getting on the ladder’ work. We travel through life surrounded by single friends.

But where does that leave those who choose celibacy? It was easy for...

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