Christian Singles - Where Can I Meet More Young Christians Like Me
Are you having trouble meeting other Christian single people like yourself? Perhaps you would like to meet new people for dating or maybe for friendship, travel, support or mutual interests and activities.
It is an interesting fact that at least 80% of Americans are Christians and yet a large percentage of those don't know where to meet and build relationships with other like-minded single Christian people.
If you have your heart set on dating Christians then you may be limiting yourself unfairly by looking just in the places you worship, study, work or live.
Trying to meet new people at your local church or at your local church social function for example, is not going to provide a lot of choice.
Church is generally a family activity and most people attending will be in relationships already.
There won't be too many eligible singles in that small social circle.
On the other hand, if you are open to meeting new people at every opportunity and everywhere you go you probably wont be very successful either.
Most new people you meet will shy away from you if you introduce your Christian faith as a cornerstone of your life straight away.
It is important to you and will be a fundamental requirement of any new relationship you are a part of so you feel that the subject must be raised up front.
Unfortunately, unless you happen to fluke an interaction with someone who feels exactly the same way as you do, then you are just setting yourself up for rejection.
So at one end of the scale there is little choice and at the other end there is a sea of unwilling singles not keen on mixing it with someone who practises their faith openly -- Perhaps you could try loosening off the restrictions a little and hoping for the best.
Keep your faith to yourself, hit the contemporary dating scene and see how you fair in the clubs, bars and parties.
You may have to risk a lot of alcohol fuelled "fun", fend off unwanted attention and turn a blind eye to overt or offensive behaviour but you will certainly meet people.
Things should go quite well until you bring up your Christian lifestyle.
Your new friends may back off immediately.
If not you will still find that any relationships you try to build under such circumstances will never deepen significantly due to the chasm of conflicting moral values between you.
Back to the church scene then-- Vary your attendance at different churches and encourage your local church members to engage in activities and functions with other churches and volunteer groups.
This will widen your scope without compromising your focus.
A bonus of this is that you may get to participate in activities that benefit the general community as well.
Outside of your church membership and activities there is a range of places you can go where meeting new single Christian friends is a real possibility, if you are prepared to be a little outgoing.
Try the library, theatre, poetry readings, art galleries, book cafes etc.
You can initiate conversations with interesting looking people in these places with ease as there will always be a common point of interest - that is the reason they are there.
Don't be too upfront about the fact you are actively seeking a Christian single friend or place too much emphasis on the importance of your beliefs.
Start with general conversation and let these issues arise naturally if appropriate.
You will soon know if you are talking to someone that you can 'click' with on more than one level and the relationship will progress from there.
Finally you should consider online dating.
Christians by the millions use Christian single dating services.
If you have regular access to the Internet, a single Christian dating service may be perfect for you.
Your chances of meeting someone significant online are very good.
It doesn't have to be just for romance either.
Christians are searching for other Christians in lots of different categories online.
Dating Christians is just one option.
You could look for bible study pals or just someone with similar interests to chat with.
Think about it.
You probably live in or near a population centre where thousands of suitable new friends may be but there is no likelihood of you ever meeting a lot of them face to face! Online however, the sky is the limit.
Christian single dating services have a lot to recommend them.
It's true! An Internet single Christian dating service can place you in front of thousands of people just like yourself, looking for people just like you.
Why wouldn't you include that as part of your social strategy as well?
It is an interesting fact that at least 80% of Americans are Christians and yet a large percentage of those don't know where to meet and build relationships with other like-minded single Christian people.
If you have your heart set on dating Christians then you may be limiting yourself unfairly by looking just in the places you worship, study, work or live.
Trying to meet new people at your local church or at your local church social function for example, is not going to provide a lot of choice.
Church is generally a family activity and most people attending will be in relationships already.
There won't be too many eligible singles in that small social circle.
On the other hand, if you are open to meeting new people at every opportunity and everywhere you go you probably wont be very successful either.
Most new people you meet will shy away from you if you introduce your Christian faith as a cornerstone of your life straight away.
It is important to you and will be a fundamental requirement of any new relationship you are a part of so you feel that the subject must be raised up front.
Unfortunately, unless you happen to fluke an interaction with someone who feels exactly the same way as you do, then you are just setting yourself up for rejection.
So at one end of the scale there is little choice and at the other end there is a sea of unwilling singles not keen on mixing it with someone who practises their faith openly -- Perhaps you could try loosening off the restrictions a little and hoping for the best.
Keep your faith to yourself, hit the contemporary dating scene and see how you fair in the clubs, bars and parties.
You may have to risk a lot of alcohol fuelled "fun", fend off unwanted attention and turn a blind eye to overt or offensive behaviour but you will certainly meet people.
Things should go quite well until you bring up your Christian lifestyle.
Your new friends may back off immediately.
If not you will still find that any relationships you try to build under such circumstances will never deepen significantly due to the chasm of conflicting moral values between you.
Back to the church scene then-- Vary your attendance at different churches and encourage your local church members to engage in activities and functions with other churches and volunteer groups.
This will widen your scope without compromising your focus.
A bonus of this is that you may get to participate in activities that benefit the general community as well.
Outside of your church membership and activities there is a range of places you can go where meeting new single Christian friends is a real possibility, if you are prepared to be a little outgoing.
Try the library, theatre, poetry readings, art galleries, book cafes etc.
You can initiate conversations with interesting looking people in these places with ease as there will always be a common point of interest - that is the reason they are there.
Don't be too upfront about the fact you are actively seeking a Christian single friend or place too much emphasis on the importance of your beliefs.
Start with general conversation and let these issues arise naturally if appropriate.
You will soon know if you are talking to someone that you can 'click' with on more than one level and the relationship will progress from there.
Finally you should consider online dating.
Christians by the millions use Christian single dating services.
If you have regular access to the Internet, a single Christian dating service may be perfect for you.
Your chances of meeting someone significant online are very good.
It doesn't have to be just for romance either.
Christians are searching for other Christians in lots of different categories online.
Dating Christians is just one option.
You could look for bible study pals or just someone with similar interests to chat with.
Think about it.
You probably live in or near a population centre where thousands of suitable new friends may be but there is no likelihood of you ever meeting a lot of them face to face! Online however, the sky is the limit.
Christian single dating services have a lot to recommend them.
It's true! An Internet single Christian dating service can place you in front of thousands of people just like yourself, looking for people just like you.
Why wouldn't you include that as part of your social strategy as well?
