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..they rely on superstition like “I have been praying for my marriage and this sister shows up so this must from God” instead of actually getting to know the person before making informed decision to go ahead and marry
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Yeah this is exactly what I did. Not something I'd recommend doing.
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1 Cor. Implies that a regular sex life is crucial to marriage
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Absolutely! 1 Cor. 7:4-5. But these verses seemed to fall on deaf ears when I quoted them, people could only see 1 Cor. 7:11b. How can I be expected to obey 7:11 when my ex broke 7:4-5 for the whole duration of my marriage?
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Jacob in the bible kissed Rachel before they were married, so I think kissing should be acceptable before marriage.
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Cool, so that means I can have four wives? *Sweet*. See, that's the problem from reading into biblical stories like that. If you're going to do it, you have to be consistent.
Having said that I believe kissing should be acceptable before marriage, but not because Jacob did it, rather because it seems to me to be silly not to - common sense. My ex wife was a terrible kisser, sloppy and all over the place, getting saliva on my face. If we had kissed before I had proposed, I would have been totally turned off and lost attraction for her.
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...they couldn't go back to the LC but they couldn't go on with "the world" or with "Christianity", so they're stuck in some kind of limbo...
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This is really my experience. However I am training myself by going out and socialising a lot. I have changed a lot in the last six months since I left.
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...hopefully folks like Bradley get some benefit with others' input as well
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Sure, I already have. This has helped me clear my thoughts, get baggage off my chest, and get a better understanding of how to go on as a Christian and as a human being.