Good Christian Guidelines for Online Dating

Women

1. First of all, its best to be safe. We recommend that you do not reveal personal information until you are ready to trust in someone. Online dating sites generally allow you to use a nickname instead of revealing your real name and its a good tip to use a different email address than your main one for initial correspondence. Remember not to use your real name in this email. You can give your proper email address to someone when you have got to know them and feel that you can trust them
    
2. Let the man take the initiative and move things forward, although this might be a bit frustrating if a guy you are interested in does not initiate, in the long term he is likely to be more respectful to you. Likewise, if a guy is setting to quick a pace and pushing too early for a meeting or phone call then you need to tell him that he is moving too fast for you – he should be willing to be patient and wait for you to be comfortable with the pace of things. Respond to him telling him its too early and if he is a nice guy he will wait. Be respectful however, these guys are your christian brothers so treat them that way (more…)

Should I use an Online Dating Service if Im a Christian?

A common question that single Christian people ask when pondering whether or not to use an online dating service is “should’nt I just wait for the Lord to guide me to the right person?“.  Is it moral, acceptable, and what does the bible say with regard to this? These are all good questions.

I believe we should tell the Lord that we are seeking a partner in our prayers  and that we would hope that it is his Will to provide it. The Lord may answer that you should do nothing and just wait and the right person shall come along. You might interpret this as doing nothing yourself, and if this is how you feel then that is the right course for you. You might also feel however, that the Lord shall provide through your own actions. You might say that part of the Lords provision comes from our own actions that give the Lord something to work on – something to use to guide us. I believe that its fine to use an online dating service as long as you do it with a christian attitude.