Should friends date each other?

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Q:
Thinking about dating a friend? A Christian single guy wrote us asking if it’s a good idea if best friends date one another. So what do you think? Should friends date each other? I know the cynical among us may agree with that line from When Harry Met Sally, “that a man and a woman can’t really be just friends.” But that’s the topic of another article. Let’s get back to the issue of whether or not friends should date.

A:
The word dating itself speaks to something important as a Christian. To us it speaks to a desire to be married. The word friend also has very specific meaning in the word of the Lord. It says in the book of Proverbs in verse 17:17 "A friend loveth at all times"

So if we are all on board with our definitions, lets ask the question again. Should friends date? In a word, yes. It is good to have a desire to go out with, and learn more about your friend, especially one that you could envision yourself marrying.

In fact what would the alternative be? To go out with a person that is not your friend, and get to know more about them even though you can not envision your self marrying them.

Sadly the latter sounds like the norm in dating today. I do not believe however that we as Christians should embrace that norm.

-James aka DjAceOneIsm

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