12 Days of CouchCast: Day 9 - Why Does the Church Equate Marriage with Spiritual Maturity | Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating Podcast

The End of an Era: Wow. We can’t really believe that we’re here. In some ways, it seems like the past 6 years have absolutely flown by. In other ways, it seems like we’re limping across this finish line after all of the turmoil and upheaval of the past year. Either way... by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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It’s the Final CouchCast…: If you sang that title in your head like I did… you are my people! haha This is the second to final episode and we are feeling nostalgic so this is a bit of a full-circle moment. We are taking it back to the days of random numbers and topics we don’... by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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What to Do With an Extended Season of (Unwanted) Singleness: Do you find yourself in a period of being single for longer than you had hoped or planned? Even if this isn’t you right now, there’s a good chance it has been you at some point, and today we’re diving into how to navigate this season and what it look... by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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Make the Most of Your Online Dating Profile: January and February are the months with the highest traffic on online dating apps for the whole year! Don’t miss out on those quality matches and messages… we’re here to help you get your profile in tip top shape. by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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Why is the Church Obsessed with Everyone Getting Married?: You guys… this week’s episode is a mess! I am just warning you! We sat down to record and before we knew it, the building was overrun with people and then suddenly there were people all over the outside and they were replacing the gutters. We are all... by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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Practical Tips for Not “Wasting Your Life” in a Season of Singleness: Last season we touched on this idea from a more philosophical point of view… today, we’re getting into more of what this idea looks like practically. by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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We’ve Got Some Explaining To Do!: We’re back from our little, unexpected, unannounced, poorly executed mini-mid-season-sabbatical! Sorry about that guys… there has been A LOT going on. We get into all of that today and we will be back to our regularly scheduled programming as usual n... by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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LFTM Revisited: How to Simplify Dating: We mentioned last week that we have been running on fumes the past couple of weeks… a lot going on personally, with work, and just all around. We hoped we’d be back on track this week, but we’re not quite there yet. So, just bear with us just a littl... by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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3 Questions. 3 Answers!: We’re tackling some of your questions today!! by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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Are My Feelings True?: Do you ever wonder if you’re wanting to actually date THIS person or if you’re just wanting ANY person to fill a void that you feel in your life? Today, we’re going to tackle this question and talk through several scenarios where you may find yoursel... by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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Let’s Catch Up On Life!: Hello, long lost friends! Goodness, this off-season seemed especially long! We have missed you guys and have so much to talk about… so, jump in with this week’s episode and let’s have a fun season! by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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Rapid Fire…Your Questions Answered!: Today is the Season 10 Finale! And, we’re getting through as many of your questions as possible. All bets are off. There are no filters. Here we go! by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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Dating in Church… the Good, the Bad, and the Weird: This is definitely one of those episodes where the point is that we all know we’re not alone! Dating in church can be just plain weird sometimes. There are so many pitfalls and awkward situations that are uniquely Christian. Today, we’re diving into ... by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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Biblical Manhood and Womanhood… Through the Lens of Proverbs: This episode has been in the works for a few seasons now! We wanted to give it the preparation and thought it deserved… so, now, we’re jumping in and tackling this topic with the book of Proverbs as our jumping off point. We’re looking at the Proverb... by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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The Art of the Set-Up: Whether you’re the one being set up, or the one doing the setting up… we’ve been on both sides of this delicate topic and we’re talking about the whole process from start to finish from both sides! by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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Letters to My Younger Self on Dating: Do you ever look back and wish you had been able to tell the younger version of yourself that everything would be ok? Or, maybe you want to tell yourself to snap out of it and get your act together? Here’s what we would have told ourselves if we had ... by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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LFTM Revisited: Early Date Expectations: Dalton has been a bit under the weather and we haven’t been able to record this week. We’ll be back next week with our next new episode, but until then, here’s one of your favorites for you to listen to again! Oh, those early, awkward, unsure dates.... by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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How to Simplify Dating: We talk (and complain) a lot about how dating is a complicated and convoluted process and that you don’t want to complicate it more. But, we don’t really talk all that much about how to actually simplify the process. So, let’s do that today! by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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If I Just Had ______________, My Life Would Be Better: Do you ever feel like there’s something missing in your life and if you could just have that one thing, then your life would be better? Complete, even? It’s so easy to push aside the satisfaction and contentment we should look for from Christ and put... by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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To Pray or Not to Pray: That is the question... Today we’re looking at lots of different scenarios along a dating timeline and discussing whether or not it’s a good idea to pray with your significant other and for your significant other in those scenarios. This is a really ... by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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Why Is Clarity a Four-Letter Word in Dating?: Why is it that everyone wants clarity in dating and at the same time everyone also feels like clarity is greatly lacking in dating? If everyone wants clarity, and yet no-one’s getting clarity, we have a problem on our hands, right? This week, we’re t... by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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CouchCast: Denominations… How Different Is Too Different?: Denominations can cause a lot of confusion when it comes to dating sometimes! There’s a lot of overlap, but there’s a lot of differences too and discerning which are ok and which aren’t can be tricky. We’re walking through our thought processes when ... by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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Why Missionary Dating is So Dangerous: We’re digging into the topic of missionary dating today and it’s a great discussion of what to be on the lookout for if you’re concerned that maybe this is the situation you’re in, what it means to be equally yoked, and more. by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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Don’t Waste Your Dating: This week’s episode is the conclusion to the conversation we started last week with Don’t Waste Your Singleness. We’re moving into the realm of dating this week and what it looks like to not waste the time you have as you’re getting to know someone. ... by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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Don’t Waste Your Singleness!: We’re back!!! Season 10 is here and we’re so excited! We’re kicking off the season taking a look at the idea of making the most of the time you’ve been given as a single person. Instead of seeing it as a burden to carry, how can you be making the mos... by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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What Do I Do If ______________ ??: It's the season finale of season 9!! And, it's our question episode for this season all rolled into one. This week, we're answering the question"what do I do if/when _________?" You guys supplied the answers and now we're talking about them. There is... by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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How Do I Know I’m ”Ready” for Marriage?: Have you ever wondered if you met "the one" tomorrow would you be ready to pursue marriage? We've probably all asked ourselves that at some point, but it's not always clear what the answer is. So, this week, we're going through some things to be on ... by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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Men (and women) Tell All! An Interview with Ben & Lindsay: This season's Men Tell All episode is a bit different! We're interviewing Ben and his wife Lindsay this week to get some insight into what dating as a Christian couple really looks like. What were the most important and helpful things as they navigat... by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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Why Dating is not a Biblical Construct... and What to Do About It: We've all heard it a million times... dating isn't actually in the Bible. We get it, it's not. But, what do you do instead? While the actual dating process isn't in the Bible anywhere, there is plenty within the pages of Scripture about what a man or... by Looking For The Middle: The Christian’s Guide to Modern Dating

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12 Days of CouchCast: Day 9 - Why Does the Church Equate Marriage with Spiritual Maturity

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