IT FEELS LIKE TODAY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ahh, the wonderful world of godly dating...i mean courting...i mean dating. heh heh. by an amazing stroke of luck, i found this on the internet. it's just about the funniest thing i've read, but only because it's so dang true! "The �GCM-approved� dating method has several identifying marks. First, you must always meet at some sort of church function and /or GCM function. This not only includes Sunday morning church, but leadership training programs, mission trips, national conventions, ski trips/winter conferences, outreach projects, and singing in the band. Second, you must never ever ask someone out on a date. This will doom any intentions for a future marriage you may be hoping for. You must always, always act as if you were not interested, and only socialize during church/GCM functions for about 2 years. It takes a wily character and wit to somehow sidetrack your object of affection into spending time alone with you (or better: with you and your sister). You nonchalantly pick her up from the airport, or �talk about the message� the pastor spoke about after a service. Third, you must ask every single person you know who has some semblance of authority in your life for approval. You must ask your parents, your friends, pastors, elders, her parents, her brother, her dog, and anyone you think who would say �no� for counsel. If you don�t you are recklessly out of control. Fourth, you must believe that the person you are interested in is the one you will marry. Anything less is just recreational dating. Fifth, after all the above 4 steps are in place, you do not simply ask her out; you ask her to court. This is the most crucial (and controversial) part, because in a lot of ways it is like a marriage proposal. You are not asking her out on a date, you are asking her to commit herself under your headship. If you are the girl, you are essentially saying �Yes, I will marry you,� or �No, God wants me to be single.�" oh dang. the funny thing is that as much as i mock this system, and even though it sends shivers down my spine, it's happened to me before and it's bound to happen again, seeing as how i'm probably getting paid to participate in such extracurricular activities. props to "ochuk." i don't know who you are, but you've written some fine literature here. 7:06 pm - 01.25.2006 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- there's music playing: leann rimes i'm reading: genesis |
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