I KISSED DATING GOODBYE!

[Guest Angel_Eyes721]

Hey Everyone. Yesterday...my copy of "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" by Joshua Harris arrived on my doorstep. And today...24 hours later, I've finished the entire book. I could not put it down!! Even though I already had the "don't date, just "court" when you're ready for marriage" mentality...I was still interested in this book. And if anything, it re-affirmed my beliefs and made me even that much more excited about what I'm waiting for!!! I think I may have fallen in love with Josh by reading this book (just kidding!!!

Anyway...I LOVE this book and look forward to reading the sequel: BOY MEETS GIRL.

Here are the chapters and contents of this book. Hopefully it perks your interest:

PART ONE: ISN'T THERE A BETTER WAY?

1. So This Is Love?

-Beyond What Feels Good, Back to What Is Good

2. The Little Relationship Principle (That Lead To A Big Change)

-The Joy of Intamacy Is the Reward of Commitment

3. The Seven Habits of Highly Defective Dating

-Recognizing Dating's Negative Tendencies

4. Counterculture Romance

-Five Attitude Changes to Help You Avoid Defective Dating

PART TWO: THE HEART OF THE MATTER

5. Looking Up "Love" in God's Dictionary

-Learning the True Definition of Love

6. The Right Thing at the Wrong Time Is the Wrong Thing

-How to Keep Impatience from Robbing You of the Gift of Singleness

7. The Direction of Purity

-How to Get on the Road to Righteousness

8. A Cleansed Past: The Room

-How Jesus Can Redeem Your Past

PART THREE: BUILDING A NEW LIFESTYLE

9. Starting with a Clean Slate

-Five Important Steps for Getting on Track with God's Plan

10. Just Friends in a Just-Do-It World

-Keys for Keeping Your Relationships with the Opposite Sex out of the "Romantic Zone"

11. Guard Your Heart

-How to Fight the Pollutants of Lust, Infactuation, and Self-Pity

12. Redeeming Time

-Making the Most of Your Singleness

PART FOUR: LOOKING AHEAD

13. Ready for the Sack but Not for the Sacrifice

-How to Have a Biblical and Realistic Vision of Marriage

14. What Matters at 50?

-Character Qualities and Attitudes That Matter Most in a Life Partner

15. Principled Romance

-Principles That Can Guide You from Friendship to Matrimony

16. Someday I'll Have a Story To Tell

-Writing a Love Story You'll Feel Proud to Tell

The book also includes an excerpt from BOY MEETS GIRL at the end (most likely if it's the updated version).

As I was reading this I found myself thinking alot of times "Wow...that was definitely ME!" I think EVERYONE can relate to alot of what Josh is saying.

One think that took me by surprise was an example of that happening to me when I was reading the excerp from BOY MEETS GIRL! Kinda scary...

Hmmmm.... :il:

LOL...anyway...this is a great book. Everyone, regardless of your age, should read it.

Much love,

Krystal

[gop_jeff]

I read through it when I was still single. While I think he makes some good points, I was not convinced that dating was the wrong way to go. In fact, I dated my wife for about 20 months before we got married, and it was a lot of fun for both of us.

Joshua Harris presents an alternative to dating in his books; however, it is certainly not a one-size-fits-all approach to finding a spouse.

[barracuda]

To each his own I say. I met my wife in church right after I had divorced and had a child. Life was never the same.

There are some secular people that hold to the principles of that book though. But their ends are different then from a Christian perspective. Most of it self-serving.

Through all of it we have to ask ourselves, "What does God want me to do". And when we answer that question we shouldn't really need a book (outside of the bible) to advise us on where to go and how to do it should we?

Just reading through Proverbs gives you a lifetime of timeless advice that fits just about any situation. Thanks for the insight. I know I get pumped after a good read as well.