Catholic Dating-help!

[zzz]

Sheesh, $159 for a membership to Ave Maria? What if you merely wanted to try it out for one to three months or something to see if it’s for you or not? It’s almost like they’re proclaiming, “Only well to do Catholics need apply!” At least have an installment plan or something. Maybe a layaway package. “Yes, I’ll take that pretty girl over there, please. Kindly put her aside on reserve. I can afford a dollar down and a dollar a week. Once she’s paid off I’ll marry her!”

 

[Lion]

This is an AMAZING site! I’m in the process of a divorce, and after years away from the Church, I’m looking at what “kind” of Catholic I want to be. This site actually shows me the beauty of being an orthodox Catholic, and asking God what kind of Catholic HE wants me to be. This is a dating site that is strengthening my faith – and this is just a dating site! How AMAZING is that!!!

Thanks for posting this link. I am deeply, deeply touched. And I have some praying to do now. And I’m going to call my parish right now and set an appointment to meet with one of our priests to talk about my divorce and getting an annulment.

Sorry this post was a wee bit off topic. OK, it was totally off topic. Keep me in your prayers anyway. I am definitely thanking God for you all!

Gertie (not my real name, but I like it)

Thank you for your post… i’ll pray for you… please pray for me!!

 

[Lion]

LOL… too funny:thumbsup:

 

[chicago]

LOL… too funny:thumbsup:

I wonder if they could work this out somehow to everyone’s advantage.

ABOUT ME:

“I’m poor. Can’t afford a full membership.”

WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR

“A rich suitor who will pay the stinking $159 so we can actually meet!”

 

[mapleoak]

*a. where do i go to meet a real, nice catholic guy who is actually willing to wait until marriage for sex?

b. where does a girl go who’s under 5 ft tall and is pudgy due to genetics and height? i meet lots of nice guys, but once they see a pic or get a description, they decide i’m too short or “fat”. yes, yes, i know i’ll be told to ‘wait, they just can’t look past physical attributes’, but, gosh, i actually don’t judge a person by their looks, i really try to look at what’s inside. why can’t men do that, too?*

Do not worry too much about where to go to “hunt and search” for someone. God has a plan in mind for everyone, though we may not always know what it is. If He has that someone special in mind, He will not let you miss out.
Too much of the mentality these days is to put the cart before the horse or stir the fires of passion with romance, dating, and catchy one liners, BEFORE there a non-romantic friendship has been developed and fostered.
The problem, too many opportunities to develop lasting friendships are ruined, by awkward attempts on dating people that one barely even knows.
The biggest concern is that rather than praying to and trusting in God to show us who He has (or does not have) in mind, it is like telling God, “When I find the right person, that is who I will marry”.

In Christ J.M.J.
mapleoak