I attended a retreat called "Journey to Freedom" this past weekend. It's not the first time I've gone, but it was my last as I will be graduating soon. I had no reason to go- only to go. The message is pretty intense. The weekend inundates the attendee with new life truth, and most are left reeling slightly by the end. I was already inline with that thinking, though, so it had little transformative effect. No, what I took away from the weekend is that boyfriend/girlfriend isn't anything like being married.
Dating and similar situations are often referred to as being like marriage, or practice for marriage, but there are no comparisons. It would be to make a comparison using two unique languages. There exist too few, if any, crossovers to form a meaningful dialogue. I'm not entirely sure of what people mean when they say dating is like or similar to a marriage. If they say that dating is like practice, well, that's cart before the horse.
I guess my position needs qualifying, though. Marriage is a three part harmony. A distinct, three part harmony. Sure, the Holy Spirit is involved in every relationship, but within marriage to such an intimate, discrete degree that there can be no comparison to other relationships. Dating is nothing like marriage.
Avoid mimicking marriage in a dating relationship. You simply are not equipped.
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That's interesting. I had never heard of dating being like marriage. I've heard that said about engagements... Hmmm. I'm gunna have to think about this one.
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