Singles beware. Many of you have the desire to get married. Dating is considered by most to be the first step on the journey to marital bliss. However, as you are seeking and praying for a mate, look out for some of the pitfalls of dating. Some of the Problems with Dating:


• Dating tends to promote lust and moderate sexual activity, opening the door for fornication.

• Dating develops a self-centered, feeling-oriented concept of love.

• Dating teaches people to break off difficult relationships, conditioning them more for divorce than marriage.

• Dating develops an appetite for variety and change, which can lead to dissatisfaction within marriage.

• Dating had a tendency to devalue sex and marriage.

• Dating can lead to intimacy but not necessarily to commitment.

• Dating tends to skip the "friendship" stage of a relationship.

• Dating often mistakes a physical relationship for love.

• Dating often isolates a couple from other vital relationships.

• Dating, in many cases, distracts young adults from their primary responsibility of preparing for the future.

Dating creates an artificial environment for evaluating another person's character.