{"id":18315,"date":"2009-04-08T21:54:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-09T02:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=18315"},"modified":"2021-01-10T20:18:25","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T02:18:25","slug":"where-in-the-bible-can-i-learn-more-about-dating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/where-in-the-bible-can-i-learn-more-about-dating\/","title":{"rendered":"Where in the Bible can I learn more about dating?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>Which books of the Bible would you recommend me to read when it comes to dating? I do not know how to deal or talk with girls at all. My ex told me that I do not know what I am doing when it comes to dating. I have not been taught by my parents. I believe parents these days do not teach their children enough. I have no true friends. Even Christians my age do not like me. Only the old people actually like me and care about me. I do not know what to do.<\/p>\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<p>I use the first three chapters of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/the-greatest-love-song-written-a-study-of-the-song-of-solomon\/\">the Song of Solomon<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/proverbs-practical-advice-on-life\/\">Proverbs 31<\/a> to teach about dating and the rest of Proverbs to teach about how to relate to other people, which dating is one aspect of relations.<\/p>\n<p>Friendship and dating are topics that are easier to address in person where the give and take of conversation can tailor the information to your own situation. If you, or a group of Christians, want to come for a week of intensive study on this topic or if you would like me to come and teach on these things, you are welcome to contact me and make arrangements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Which books of the Bible would you recommend me to read when it comes to dating? I do not know how to deal or talk with girls at all. My ex told me that I do not know what I am doing when it comes to dating. I have not been taught by my&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[149,233],"class_list":["post-18315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-dating","tag-friends"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":34198,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-it-ok-to-use-online-dating\/","url_meta":{"origin":18315,"position":0},"title":"Is it OK to use online dating?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 23, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Do you believe that it is OK for a Christian to use online dating if he does not currently have any options where he goes to church or where he works?\u00a0 The few whom I would be interested in at church are simply not interested in me. 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