I Kissed Dating Goodbye
Overview
Tired of the game? Kiss dating goodbye.
Going out? Been dumped? Waiting for a call that doesn't come? Have you tasted pain in dating, drifting through one romance or, possibly, several of them?
Ever wondered, Isn't there a better way?
I Kissed Dating Goodbye shows what it means to entrust your love life to God, Joshua Harris shares his story of giving up dating and discovering that God has something even better—a life of sincere love, true purity, and purposeful singleness.
Top Highlights
“But when I changed my attitude and made pleasing God and blessing others my first priorities, I found true peace and joy. When I stopped seeing girls as potential girlfriends and started treating them as sisters in Christ, I discovered the richness of true friendship. When I stopped worrying about whom I was going to marry and began trusting God’s timing, I uncovered the incredible potential of serving God as a single. And when I stopped flirting with temptation in one-on-one dating relationships and started pursuing righteousness, I uncovered the peace and power that come from purity. I kissed dating goodbye because I found out that God has something better in store!” (Page 21)
“We don’t ask for a level of intimacy and emotional loyalty that goes beyond our true level of commitment. If we’re not able to deepen in commitment and pursue the possibility of marriage, we should halt the progression of intimacy at the friendship stage.” (Page 33)
“True love isn’t just expressed in passionately whispered words or an intimate kiss or an embrace; before two people are married, love is expressed in self-control, patience, even words left unsaid.” (Page 20)
“A guy and a girl meeting over lunch isn’t the issue. The issue is whether the intimacy in your relationship is appropriate to your current level of commitment.” (Page 33)
“Friendship is about something other than the two people in the relationship; intimacy is about each other. In a true friendship, something outside the two friends brings them together. C. S. Lewis writes, ‘We picture lovers face to face, but friends side by side; their eyes look ahead.’ The key to friendship is a common goal or object on which both companions focus. It can be an athletic pursuit, a hobby, faith, or music, but it’s something outside of them. As soon as the two people involved focus on the relationship, it has moved beyond friendship.” (Page 132)
Product Details
- Title: I Kissed Dating Goodbye
- Author: Joshua Harris
- Publisher: Multnomah
- Publication Date: 2003
- Pages: 221
Reviews
2 ratings
Willy Elmira
9/25/2018
Alex Cass
9/27/2013
I read this book in high school and, without a shadow of a doubt, it changed my life. I was a sophomore and was having some self-esteem issues. My English teacher noticed and asked what was wrong. I told him I was feeling down because I didn't have a girlfriend. He smiles and told me to read this book and it would really help with finding the woman who is right for me. I initially declined because I didn't think I needed any help. A couple nights later, in youth service, I was talking to a girl that I really liked, and I knew she liked me back. I was struggling hard and the message was about giving your worries to God and letting him take control. I prayed for God to show me a sign for what I needed to do. After service was over, the girl I was talking to told me she wasn't ready for a boyfriend right now. I saw that as God's sign to read this book. And now, 5 years later, I am in love with a very lovely and Godly woman (not the one I initially talked to, but that's how God works). We have read other Joshua Harris books together and we have never been closer. Thank you Joshua Harris, and I encourage any and all to read this book.