All Dating articles
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Opinion
Dating apps not working for you? Here’s why you might be getting the matches but not the marriage
Human development researcher Tori Wells, looks at the psychology behind modern app-based searches for love.
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Opinion
A Gen-Z guide to modern dating (Christians need help too)
If you’re recently single and hitting the apps, you are going to need to decipher more than just WWJD…
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Article
‘There’s no passage in the Bible about dating’
While dating is a modern concept, Elaine Storkey unpacks two biblical stories where women were given a voice when deciding their future
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Opinion
GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I’m dating a non-Christian who is kind and generous and thoughtful, he just doesn’t love Jesus
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ the Woman Alive panel answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us a confidential email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, we tackle the tricky topic of dating someone who isn’t a Christian.
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Opinion
There’s a new dating concept for people bored of apps, and it has the potential to connect Christians
Lauren Windle, author of Notes On Love: Being Single and Dating in a Marriage Obsessed Church, shares her thoughts on the latest dating concept to hit the market.
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Opinion
GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I hang out with a guy at church, how do I know if he fancies me or thinks I’m just a friend
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ the Woman Alive panel answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us a confidential email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, we tackle how to work out if someone likes you.
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Opinion
Is love at first sight a healthy way to start a relationship and what does the Bible say about it?
Lauren Windle asks if love at first sight really exists and if so, is it biblical?
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Opinion
GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: Everyone says I’ll meet my husband at some point… but what if I don’t?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ the Woman Alive panel answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us a confidential email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, we tackle; wondering if you’ll ever meet your husband.
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Opinion
Twenty years after being widowed - I still felt married, until I heard a sermon on singleness
Anne Olivant was sadly widowed in her 50s, here she reflects on what it is to be single again after years of marriage.
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Opinion
Women get a lot of advice from dating influencers - and it isn't *all* rubbish
Lizzie Hutchison explores the advice of some of the most popular dating influencers and shares her thoughts.
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Opinion
People brand Christian match making service as ‘offensive’ and ‘cultish’ for asking women if they are virgins on application form
It costs $1,000 to sign up to Catholic author and podcaster Timothy Gordon’s dating service but Lauren Windle notes that women in their 30s and those who had had sex with more than three partners need not apply.
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Opinion
GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I want to date but don’t have a clue how to flirt, I don’t want to be sexual - can you help?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ the Woman Alive panel answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us a confidential email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, we tackle; if you can flirt as a Christian.
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Opinion
He’s just not that into you: the advice I wish someone had given me when I was younger
Jemimah Wright shares the advice that would have saved her a lot of heartache, if she had been told sooner.
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Opinion
How I was treated by my church during a break-up was more heart-breaking than losing the relationship
When Minister Maureen Morgan had her heart broken in church, she had to juggle the end of the relationship and the church’s response to it.
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Opinion
Are Christians allowed to date?
Journalist and author of Notes On Love: Being Single in a Marriage Obsessed Church, Lauren Windle addresses the Christian approach to dating.
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Opinion
GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I think my 15-year-old daughter is having sex with her boyfriend, what should I say to her?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ the Woman Alive panel answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us a confidential email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, we tackle; what to say to your teenager if you think they’re having sex.
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Opinion
Why are women so obsessed with ‘bad boys’ like Joe from Netflix’s You? It’s time we changed the narrative
Premier presenter and comedian Cassandra Maria explains why our fascination with “bad boys” is just more proof that we need Jesus.
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Opinion
Ten Christian couples told me what they wish they'd known before they got married
This Valentine's Day writer Shakira Peronet spoke to ten Christian couples and shares their hard-earned wisdom.
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Opinion
People in the LGBTQI+ community believe nothing can separate them from the love of God… apart from their sexuality and that’s wrong
With same-sex marriage and LGBTQI+ relationships at the forefront of conversation in the Church of England, Sarah Molyneux-Hetherington shares why she thinks we need to carefully consider the high cost of allowing people to feel excluded.
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Opinion
Everything you need to know if you’ve decided to ‘get back out there’ on the dating scene in 2023
Writer and author of Notes On Love, Lauren Windle, shares her advice for those who’ve made a romantic resolution.