To add to another misconception—Lots of folks imagine their kids will marry other kids in their church but in my experience those kids raised in the same church tend to not marry each other. They may use each other as introductions to extended family and friends who they end up marrying but rarely are childhood church friends getting married.
Most come from repeated, ordinary contact in shared spaces over time. 💯 Agree. Imagin getting to know someone from the comments and actually pulling it off.😅😅😅 Well gents, if you come across this comment and you are not spoken for, neither am I.
Just curious, why joining gym, social groups, volunteer groups, etc its a good way to extend the realm of possibilities for our kids to marry if finding a good devoted christian in these places is not common? How does it help?
That's a great question. I'll offer some opinions as an older single person who would like to marry
1) The intrinsic value
2) It keeps the social muscles trained if you're regularly going to places and meeting new people. So that if an attractive stranger comes to your church, talking to new people isn't something you've forgotten how to do.
3) You never know. Maybe Christians also like to do those things. Maybe you'll meet people who have Christian friends you don't know.
To add to another misconception—Lots of folks imagine their kids will marry other kids in their church but in my experience those kids raised in the same church tend to not marry each other. They may use each other as introductions to extended family and friends who they end up marrying but rarely are childhood church friends getting married.
Most come from repeated, ordinary contact in shared spaces over time. 💯 Agree. Imagin getting to know someone from the comments and actually pulling it off.😅😅😅 Well gents, if you come across this comment and you are not spoken for, neither am I.
The repeated social connections. Have been telling my son this for years.
Just curious, why joining gym, social groups, volunteer groups, etc its a good way to extend the realm of possibilities for our kids to marry if finding a good devoted christian in these places is not common? How does it help?
That's a great question. I'll offer some opinions as an older single person who would like to marry
1) The intrinsic value
2) It keeps the social muscles trained if you're regularly going to places and meeting new people. So that if an attractive stranger comes to your church, talking to new people isn't something you've forgotten how to do.
3) You never know. Maybe Christians also like to do those things. Maybe you'll meet people who have Christian friends you don't know.
Of course, God first.
I get that for one self, but for my kids? Is not like in the gym I will from connections that will later allow my kids to meet their daughters or am I
missing the point?