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As simple as it seems, dating is no light matter. When you date someone, you give away a piece of your heart. Are you dating someone right now? Suffering from a recent or past breakup? Are you waiting for that perfect partner? Maybe you're just curious about dating. Nevertheless, take this study to prepare yourself and remind yourself about the right steps to take when dating.

What are your goals in life? How can a dating relationship offset them or benefit them right now?

Consider ways that a dating relationship may be beneficial for you or cause a burden or even a broken heart.
What would you consider the ideal characteristics of a future spouse to be? How is this view realistic/false?

Making a list of characteristics that you see as valuable is something that can be prayerfully done. What kinds of characteristics would be on your list and why? How will these characteristics help you find Mr & Mrs “right”? Which characteristics are critical and which ones are not? Why? List some ways that you would recognize those characteristics in someone (or lack of them) and how you would seek God to develop some of those positive characteristics in your own life.
How do you seek God’s best in a relationship?

Meditate on Psalm 27:14; Romans 8:26-28; I Corinthians 13; Proverbs 3:4-6 as it applies to dating and this question of finding God’s best.
What’s God’s view of marriage? If you are in a relationship right now, how does this person meet or not meet God’s view of marriage?

Consider the list of characteristics you drew up in question 2 above. Do you have to adjust your list according to God’s view…why or why not? In 2 Corinthians 6:14 the bible states, "Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?". Read Ephesians 5:21-33 to see what God expects in marriage.
Define “purity” as you see it. How important do you think this quality is to a relationship and how can you set standards or boundaries that will protect this area?

Some people are starting to return to “courtship”, but some also turn to “speed” dating and chat rooms in order to meet people. What are the strengths and weaknesses of these methods of dating? How do you protect yourself in these situations?
How can you deal with conflict in a relationship? List some examples of good communication skills and poor communication skills and how they might impact a relationship.

What things can cause conflict in a relationship? Consider how you can try to avoid these things. How can keeping a hurt inside cause further conflict? ?
If your heart has been broken in a previous relationship or if you lost your purity for one reason or another, what steps can you take bring peace and restoration to your heart? How has this experience impacted you?

If you have lost your purity, God is willing to forgive and renew your purity. In 1 John 1:9 the Bible says, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”
What are problems or habits are you facing right now that won’t disappear with marriage? Make a list of how those habits or problems might impact a relationship, and how can you begin to work on those areas in your life.

Consider how God can help with those problems, characteristics or habits.
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