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This book should be read by anyone of any age who is contemplating dating. I am 37 years old, and not only do I wish it had been around 25 years ago, but that I would have been smart enough at the time to read it and heed it's advice. Josh isn't tell anyone to just sit around and wait for God to hand deliver the perfect mate. He's telling us to put God first, to do His will and follow the plan He has for us. If we do that, everything will happen according to His plan, including finding the right mate at the right time. And yes, you can find someone just as he suggests. There are many Christian singles activities and even volunteer jobs in churches and communities that offer many opportunities for interaction. My 12 year old daughter is reading this and has already made her own no dating policy. I have recommended this book to everyone I know who has an adolescent and also to adult friends who have failed in yet another relationship. Through Josh, God gave us something we so desperately need now. We've got our priorities backward; first we get physical, then we get emotional and maybe spiritual. By the time the physical attraction wears off, we usually discover that we don't have much in common and we don't have the same values. We've given a priceless part of ourselves to someone we won't spend the rest of our lives with and we can't take that back. God's way keeps that from happening, and this book outlines God's way. Thank you, Josh. Not only have you changed my perspective, but also, I am sure, the futures of my three daughters.

I read this book at age 37 when my oldest child was interested in dating. I had to read it twice; once for my own personal application and again to apply it to teaching my children. I was amazed at Josh's God-given wisdom on the subject of relationships. He has an awsome understanding of matters that took me well into my 30's to achieve and more. This book helped me to address issues that have haunted me well into my married years that are directly resulted from my having dated as a teen. Hind sight is so wise and what I know now from my life's experiences, Josh describes in his book-and well done too. His input on purity is right on the mark.

I have bought almost a dozen copies and given them to single friends in their late 20's, and late 30's (never married), as well as jr. high and high school-age nieces and nephews, my own children and even my mother. Input from these people have ranged from comments like, "not dating may be for some people, but that's not for me", "it is just too idealistic", to "I'll buy into this", and "I would rather be different than just like everyone else who is dating anyway".

I believe those who think it is too idealistic are setting their standards in life way too low. As Christians, we must set the mark to perfection and keep on striving; otherwise, we are settling for less than the best and are setting ourselves up for failure and attack from Satan.

If the conceps taught in this book are "not for you", and you are a Christian, then maybe you aren't really seeking God's will for your life in this area as well as other areas. Courtship rather than dating is Biblical; dating has no good outcomes.

Read this book and then pass it on. Talk it up. It is a concept that is growing like wildfire. This generation coming up who is embracing courtship is going to be awsome in the hands of God!!!

Yeah, a lot of the stuff he covers is review for some of us, but there are enough gems for all of us. Sure, he came from a guy's perspective (which is evident), so it is geared a little bit more toward guys I think. I've heard from some good friends that "When God Writes Your Loves Story" by Eric & Leslie Ludy may be geared more toward women.

In any case, there is a lot of new insights for many of us, if we take the chance to read it through. Would highly recommend!