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I’ve dated one non-Christian man. I would not recommend it for amyone, but especially for Christian women (as opposed to Christian men).
While me and the non-Christian man connected very deeply on values, lifestyle, interests etc., we didn’t have the same worldview. For example, he wanted to be intimate very early on. Trying for marriage was never the goal of dating. Marriage was only an option to consider much later after we’d “gotten to know each other”, including physically. It was hard to have someone become so close with whom I couldn’t share my faith, some of my deepest thoughts, and even my Christian community. Being with him meant I spent less time with my church fellowship, kept him a secret from virtually everyone, compromised a lot, and agonized over the cognitive dissonance I felt as a Christian woman with a non-Christian man. I wouldn’t encourage it.
As Christian women especially we’re faced with the discouraging statistic of there being way more women in the church than men. It often means many of us go single. I’ve had to have Ruth’s (Naomi’s daughter-in-law) attitude about this. I will stick to my faith and commitments no matter what!
Sounds awful. That’s not anyway God would want us to live. Equally yoked, best friends, growing in faith and love is what our Creator wants for all of us. Have courage, we are no part of this world.
John 16:33
Recently broke up with a long-ish term girlfriend after trying to look past it. 2 Corinthians 6:14
It’s really not that simple. I married a Christian who was at the time totally committed to the Lord and actively serving in Church. It was picture perfect at first then he started changing. He ended up leaving me and our child and is currently considering converting to Islam. On the other hand, I have friends who married men who weren’t serious Christians, but they are happily married and in some cases the men have found the Lord and are now committed Christians. You just never know how these things play out.
Nah, it’s soooo not worth it to date an unbeliever! You need someone who will pray with and for you, who will be a spiritual leader (if you’re a woman), and who lives his/her life according to the same set of principles that you do as a Christian. We are not to be unequally yoked. Also, I’ve found that some people say they’re Christian but don’t bear any fruit…. so use discernment. Marriage is a huge deal. You’re joining your soul with someone else’s. It’s far too big a deal to just willy nilly marry a person who can’t really “get” you and understand your heart. :-)
I broke up with someone who was great and we connected on nearly every level, but ultimately was a Christian only in practice but not in actual belief. It's been hard but also it was the right thing to do. It could have been a total disaster.
PWC 1 so true. I think a lot of people get caught up in placing individuals into certain boxes that fit or don’t fit the narrative of what their future looks like. This is not healthy and I don’t think it’s how Jesus would have wanted us to live our lives IMO. I would say in all truth, I was raised a Jehovah’s Witness and family was very active until a bad divorce when I was 14, I’m not practicing anymore however I do attend Christian church and love being apart of the community (serving, Bible study etc). Bc of these boxes however, I dont seem to fit in with the Christian, Catholic, or non believer community based on how I was raised (no christmas, don’t believe in the Trinity).
I’m 30 and single and every girl I’ve ever gotten close with has seemingly run away not long after I told her I was raised a JW and don’t celebrate Christmas. Nothing against the holiday I just don’t believe in it or what it stands for. I’ve tried to keep an open mind when dating or meeting someone regarding faith but I don’t think a lot of women are the same way these days as they typically call the shots in relationships.
How about dating non Christian but religious folks?