This document discusses modern Christian courtship and dating trends, including the advantages of healthy dating such as personality development, learning about the opposite sex, feeling love, and finding a marriage partner. It notes that dating with no intent to marry can leave one unhappy or taking something that isn't theirs. Additional topics covered include online dating, physical and emotional age differences in relationships, who should initiate dates, observing curfew, and whether kissing is appropriate on dates.

1. Modern Christian
Courtship & Dating
Trends

2. Why date?

3. Why date?
The Advantages of
Healthy Dating

4. 1. For personality development.
2. To learn and understand the opposite
sex.
3. To feel the human need for love.
4. To find a future marriage partner.

5. Why date?
“Dating with no intent to
marry is like going to
the grocery store with
no money. You either
leave unhappy or take
something that isn’t
yours.”
Jefferson Bethke

6. 1. For personality development.
2. To learn and understand the opposite
sex.
3. To feel the human need for love.
4. To find a future marriage partner.
5. To develop spiritual growth.

7. Online dating

12. Physical and
Emotional
Age

13. Who should
initiate?

14. Observing curfew

15. To kiss or
not to kiss