Young Adults & Relationships ( Dating )

This Saturday, I attended the seminar hosted by the SA team from Eshowe.

Find below some of the topics we discussed during the session.


YOUNG ADULTS & RELATIONSHIPS
MOSTLY BASED ON A RELATIONSHIP SEMINAR BY
Dr. David Molapo and wife Dr. Mamiki Molapo


8 WRONG REASONS to be in a relationship
1. Pressure

2. Age

3. Loneliness

4. Desperation (dangerous as you end up compromising your values)

5. You are on a rescue mission

6. You are starving for sex

7. To get over a previous lover

8. You do not have hunger for God


7 little facts on the dating game
1. Pursue God and not a man/ woman

2. Don’t be anxious to get married

3. Look for God’s timing

4. Go fishing in the right pond

5. Develop the qualities you seek in a mate

6. Don’t try to make/ force/ buy a relationship

7. Cut your losses early


Ten commandments (of dating)

1. Thou Shalt have a life

2. Thou Shalt Use your brain

3. Thou Shalt be equally yoked

4. Thou Shalt take it slow

5. Thou Shalt Set Clear Boundaries

6. Thou Shalt Save sex for later

7. Thou Shalt not fall for Sex Lies

8. Thou Shalt not ignore Warning Signs

9. Thou Shalt choose wisely

10.Thou Shalt take action


What women want (in a relationship)

Faithfulness
Leadership
Respect
Family Man
A provider
Honesty
Communication
Sense of humour
Romance
A Godly man

What men want (in a relationship)
• Recreational playmate
• Beautiful wife (internally and externally)
• Committed home-maker
• They want to be admired
• Sexual fulfilment
• A woman of moral virtue
• Sense of humour
• Intelligent woman
• A supportive woman
• To be treated as a King


How to treasure your spouse
1 Corinthians 13 LOVE
T -Think positively about your spouse
R -Respect your spouse
E -Enjoy your spouse (Do things together, Proverbs 5:18)
A -Attend to your spouse’s needs (before your family’s)
S -Shield your spouse (Protect one another)
U -Understand what your spouses’ needs are.
R -Romance (flowers, songs, dinner, movies, etc)
E -Edify (educate & inform) one another.