-
Christian Chat is a moderated online Christian community allowing Christians around the world to fellowship with each other in real time chat via webcam, voice, and text, with the Christian Chat app. You can also start or participate in a Bible-based discussion here in the Christian Chat Forums, where members can also share with each other their own videos, pictures, or favorite Christian music.
If you are a Christian and need encouragement and fellowship, we're here for you! If you are not a Christian but interested in knowing more about Jesus our Lord, you're also welcome! Want to know what the Bible says, and how you can apply it to your life? Join us!
To make new Christian friends now around the world, click here to join Christian Chat.
D
I will soon be starting this myself and have thought long and hard about it. I live in a very rural area and there are very few single men in my church, many of which are not even close in age. I don't think it really matters if you try online dating or not, as long as you have given yourself time for God to heal you. I plan on being very selective about whom I date (when I do start) For me, they have to be running after God more than I am. I good way to see if God is the center of their lives is to listen to what they are saying. If something is truly important to someone they will talk about it often. They also have to be willing to respect my wishes (and me theirs). I rushed my past relationship and this time around I want to know for sure that the person loves me for what inside and not the lust that covers their eyes. Which ever you choose to do, I hope you find the person God has for you!
Online relationships do NOT usually work out. You really have no idea who that person is, what they look like, and for all you know, they could be a pedophile or rapist or murderer. Online dating can be dangerous. I would rather date someone I actually already know, than some faceless entity online..
D
By "online dating" I am referring to using a site like Christian Mingle in the hopes of meeting a single Christian man in my area. From there, we would meet for the first time in a very public place, me driving my car and him driving his own. I also will not go anywhere with him in his car. That will come in time after I have gotten to know him better. Safety first. I have 3 children to raise and I'm not planning on endangering them or myself. They are growing up in this digital age so online dating to them is normal. I would like to set a good example for them about how to date and meet someone new safely.
K
Thanks Blue ladybug. I believe you can date online. It is a lot safer than you think. You just need to be wise - not meeting anyone within first intro but getting to know them and then meeting in public place. Could take months. Not everyone is bad and the people you already know could have hidden bad habits. I am praying about this and trust God will lead me.
Its okay for online dating.. just be careful and dont too emotional attach before knowing someone really well..
I dont really like online dating.. or knowing someone online.. its just because i meet someone online and after several months i knew that this man made up of everything.. his age, his story, his faith, etc.. no idea why.. i thought that we're good friend even when we never meet but no.. everything is lie..
I'm not saying that everyone bad.. >_<
I dont really like online dating.. or knowing someone online.. its just because i meet someone online and after several months i knew that this man made up of everything.. his age, his story, his faith, etc.. no idea why.. i thought that we're good friend even when we never meet but no.. everything is lie..
I'm not saying that everyone bad.. >_<
A
Honestly? One of the advantages to dating when you're mature is knowing what you want and don't want. As long as you know how to get rid of what you don't want, you ought to be good. I just don't see what instructions anyone can give you that you don't know already.
On the other hand, man! If TV is true, (which it isn't, but many assume it is, simply because they watch a lot of it lol), I'd hate to have to date in the minefields of today. Keep praying, so you don't step on one of those mines.
On the other hand, man! If TV is true, (which it isn't, but many assume it is, simply because they watch a lot of it lol), I'd hate to have to date in the minefields of today. Keep praying, so you don't step on one of those mines.
L
Damaris,
Sites like Christian Mingle does not guarantee you will be meeting Christian men. I have heard mostly negative things about Christian Mingle. You have to be careful with all online dating sites, even eHarmony. I personally know someone who was communicating with a Christian man for several months and he tried to scam her, asked her to wire money because his car broke down and he couldn't get cash out to have it towed.
I know there are success stories but please be careful Kejowa.
Sites like Christian Mingle does not guarantee you will be meeting Christian men. I have heard mostly negative things about Christian Mingle. You have to be careful with all online dating sites, even eHarmony. I personally know someone who was communicating with a Christian man for several months and he tried to scam her, asked her to wire money because his car broke down and he couldn't get cash out to have it towed.
I know there are success stories but please be careful Kejowa.
Some day soon I will be re-joining the dating fray as well. I've already seen enough of online dating sites to know that they aren't all good, but many people meet other good people using them, and there are tips worth following for safety and success.
A thought about "Christian" sites... where do you think the wolves will hang out? ... where the sheep are.
A thought about "Christian" sites... where do you think the wolves will hang out? ... where the sheep are.
J
Probably! EVERYONE is trying to push me into online dating and I have never heard personally of one good story. So I am simply not up for it. I have looked around town and see some churches have SINGLE groups and outings. Plus there is also singles activities where singles of all backgrounds do events?adventures etc. Contemplating those things. But I am unsure...I will be the first to admit I have trust issues with the male gender!
