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Dating Is Broken
Posted by Temmy
Mon, November 21, 2022 12:58pm




The hurt, in turn, seems to have had a cooling effect on dating altogether. In an ironic turn, sex can be had in abundance these days, but love is much harder to find.

So, what can we do about it? Leibowitz, drawing on her orthodox Jewish background, suggests "going retro." This can mean anything from simply waiting to have sex until marriage to including more parental involvement in the process. Strange as it sounds to Western ears, there actually is some evidence that arranged marriages fare just as well as modern, chosen ones or even better.

It would be a mistake, however, to think a new dating technique can fix what is a much, much deeper catastrophe. The best strategies cannot overcome the cultural loss of the purpose of sex and dating, the meaning of love, and the definition of who humans are.

What, after all, is life for? If the answer is only our own self-actualization, there is no better to strive for or worse to avoid. But, if the answer is found in the goodness of creation and the ultimate purposes of God's kingdom, dating has a context and a purpose, as does marriage, work, sex, friendship, procreation, and yes, singleness.

Purpose does not guarantee success, of course, but it can define a life of faithfulness and meaning, whatever our place in life and whatever obstacles we face. Like everything else, all of our human relationships are touched by the Fall. But our purpose as human beings, given by God in creation, remains. Christ's redemptive work stretches as wide as creation to all of our relationships.





 

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