![]() ![]() ![]() I now think dating can be a healthy part of a person developing relationally and learning the qualities that matter most in a partner.” I no longer agree with its central idea that dating should be avoided. In his official statement Joshua said, “While I stand by my book’s call to sincerely love others, my thinking has changed significantly in the past twenty years. In 1997 a 21 year-old Joshua Harris wrote, ‘ I Kissed Dating Goodbye’, the Christian youths’ so-called guidebook to saving sex for marriage, and approaching romantic relationships with fresh intentionality.īut what started out as a commitment to treat the opposite sex with respect, and not enter into a ‘serious’ relationship until marriage was on the horizon, became a legalistic method to get a godly ‘happily-ever-after’.įast forward 20 years and Joshua Harris has pulled his book from shelves, released an apology for its negative effects on some readers, and declared his position on dating has evolved. ![]()
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