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Since I’ve come to college my dating life has been a little slow… ok, maybe nonexistant would be a more accurate term. Admittedly, there have been crushes here and there, but nothing ever developed for a couple reasons. First, I’m a relatively shy person until I get to know people — from what I can tell, that doesn’t work so well for hooking up. Second, I just haven’t had that much of a desire to be in a relationship. I got myself in more trouble than I’d like to admit with girls in high school, and I wanted to take the change in life that college brought as an opportunity to turn that around and do things the right way.

Eventually I decided that until I got some type of push from God into a dating relationship, I was going to keep myself from what could be a pitfall in my (more important) relationship with God. Lately, I’ve felt a nudge, and it’s scaring me in a way. Single is simple, single is safe, single is freedom. But, on the other hand, not-single definitely has its advantages… and I suppose I’ll have to take that plunge sometime anyway because living alone forever doesn’t sound so great

This all brings a major question to my mind though… put another way, what kind of girl should I be looking for… what kind of girl would Jesus have been looking for? Back in TFC, I remember some girls that frequently said “Jesus is my boyfriend, and he is HOT!”… if only it was that easy.

Yes, I’ll take one female copy of Jesus please… thanks!

The (obvious?) step from there would be that I look for a girl who loves Jesus. Which leads to John 14:15

If you love me, you will obey what I command.

So… what does Jesus consider the greatest commandments? Matthew 22:36-40

“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
This is the first and greatest commandment.
And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

So… if this description fits you, please “apply” by commenting on this post… I kid, I kid… or do I?

I have a problem with judging people more than I should, I think. Usually I can recognize this and try to stop, but I’m not sure that I shouldn’t be ~reasonably~ nitpicky when it comes to finding someone to date. Something I learned from high school is that I’m “great” at looking past a girl’s flaws once I’m head-over-heels for her… so I should probably be looking out for myself sooner rather than later, right?

Anyway, I’m starting to ramble, and I’ve sufficiently overanalyzed the situation… I should probably stop here

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