- ホーム
- > 洋書
- > 英文書
- > Religion / Ethics
Full Description
Insights for romance to help you grow in freedom, honesty, and self-control as you pursue healthy dating limits that can lead to a happy marriage.
How do you set smart limits on your physical relationship? How much do you get involved financially? And how do you know if you've found your future spouse? Dating can be fun, but it's not always easy to navigate the questions and intricacies along the way.
In Boundaries in Dating, Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, counselors and authors of the New York Times bestseller Boundaries, share their practical advice for adding healthy boundaries to your dating life.
Full of insightful, real-life examples, this book will give you the tools you need to:
Recognize and choose quality over perfection in a dating partner.
Prioritize friendship within your relationship.
Preserve friendships by separating between platonic relationships and romantic interest.
Move past denial to handle real relational problems in a realistic and hopeful way.
Enjoy this season of life.
Boundaries in Dating unfolds a wise, biblical path to developing self-control, freedom, and intimacy. Let Drs. Cloud and Townsend help you get to know yourself, solve problems, and enjoy the journey of dating and finding your life partner.
Contents
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments.....9
Why Dating?.....11
Part 1: You and Your Boundaries
1. Why Boundaries in Dating?.....25
2. Require and Embody Truth.....35
3. Take God on a Date.....49
4. Dating Won't Cure a Lonely Heart.....71
5. Don't Repeat the Past.....77
Part 2: Whom Should I Date?
6. What You Can Live With and
What You Can't Live With.....91
7. Don't Fall in Love with Someone
You Wouldn't Be Friends With.....107
8. Don't Ruin a Friendship Out of Loneliness.....121
9. Beware When Opposites Attract.....133
Part 3: Solving Dating Problems: When You're Part of the Problem
10. Adapt Now, Pay Later.....151
11. Too Much, Too Fast.....159
12. Don't Get Kidnapped.....173
13. Kiss False Hope Good-bye.....187
14. Boundaries on Blame.....203
Part 4: Solving Dating Problems: When Your Date Is the Problem
15. Say No to Disrespect.....219
16. Nip It in the Bud.....233
17. Set Appropriate Physical Limits.....239
18. Set Up a Detention Hall.....257
Conclusion.....277
