Would you date someone from your own church?

I'm willing to go on dates with women ten-ish years younger than me, but there are still no women in my church i know that are in my age range.

That would be great but no one suitable there at present, so what to do? 😆

I would but sadly they’re either younger or married. 😅

no, all old people or younger than I am are there

Definitely! It would be ideal since I love my church family. I believe in leaving people better than you found them- including dates. If you date with integrity, you should not have a problem dating within your church.

I just read all comments. It just seems to me that people are married to big city life and the high cost and dare I say, "slave like labor" that is the result of it and how are single people going to date when they are soo busy, the day ends as soon as it begins? There are a great many single people I think in every country, but many either give up, dont go to church and or dont believe in God to care to go on dating apps such as this.

There is no problem if the church is part of God's true church. If both are attracted to each other and follow God's word as instructed, then why worry? If everyone is that different in beliefes from each other, then there is no one to look to marry anyways.

Yeah, that's the dream but they all seem committed..

Yes or no if the church is huge then it’s ok. If it’s a small church what if it doesn’t work out at the end but you still need to meet her on a weekly basis.

I definitely would but they are all old or married

No, as in my part we all grew up together and like siblings 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I would love to!… but sadly a lot of people are already married. I just joined a new church so hopefully things are looking up in that department!

That would be ideal, but most people in my church is already married. No one to date sadly

It would be ideal to meet someone at my church, it seems a lot of the people my age are married and have children. As a person who has a hard time "breaking the ice" or being unsure if someone is single or not, what are some of the ways others can get over the initial challenge of starting a conversation?

I'd love to. The long term goal is to fall in love with someone and then go to church together and if you already go to the same church, there wouldn't be a big debate on who's church we gonna go to or swap every week😂 I know in the end we would go to the church that is right for both of us, but being in the same church would just make it so much easier

Yes! Huhu. There’s this guy in the church I attend, and I’m always curious about him. He’s always alone, and I’ve always wanted to ask for his number, but I’m too shy 😭😂

I would but I struggle to connect with the Women my age, I don't want to be a step dad, not sure about being a biological dad, if she has grown up kids it may work but older Women are not attracted to me. It's difficult. There's plenty of young adult students at my church who are single but they are too young for me. I travel to another area for church as my local churches in my town don't have many single adults to socialise with. Married people get too busy for single friends. I have friends.

Yes I would

I wish. Our church have around 20+ active members and mostly are old women

Yes

I would but there isn't anyone to date 😞

Yes, that would be perfect: shared routine, a higher probability of shared values and shared understanding of the Christian life...

I’m not bothered either way although my church is small and most married so not likely unless God brings someone there

Of course. Problem is our church is homogeneous so I always meet men! 🫠

That would be ideal ☺️

Yes

Yes I would definitely

The advantage is not having to do long-distance or have to figure out which church to settle in. Spiritually/theologically there should be some compatibility, although views can vary significantly in a church. Church community can be a benefit, but there’s a lot to lose if things don’t work out - even just asking someone out and getting rejected, especially if gossip occurs. Meeting at church is “ideal” if it is clearly God-orchestrated and you have things in common as well as faith.

Most certainly as many have stated it is highly ideal

I would love to find someone at my own church. That certainly would be ideal!

That's the ideal, isn't it? Unfortunately, there are no single young women at my parish. This a problem in the Orthodox community. Orthodoxy is very small in America, and the single population skews strongly toward men 😔 That's why I find myself on the apps

I would love to go to the same church. Sadly I've found that most people under 30 have been married off and I returned to the church late again 😔 I need to pray more 🙏

For me personally, online dating is better than church settings because it lets you have more direct conversations about faith, values, shared interests, and intentions. At church, people tend to keep interactions polite and guarded, making it difficult to know if someone is romantically interested or if we have anything in common besides faith. Online, I can be my authentic self and connect with people in a more genuine way.

I would love to but most of them are younger than me 😅

I think the answer can be yes or no, based on whether or not your kind of person is present at the church you attend. However, dealing with a breakup if things don’t work out is always something that I see many struggling with; but when done right, I commend the emotional maturity level. But personally, I’d want to be sure that they’re the one before fully committing; lest things don’t work out.

No because there are not much options RN but if there is then why not 😃

I would love to date someone from my church, but I also need to see that they r the church as well. Just because u r a regular attender DOES NOT mean that ur heart attends 2 the things of God...👀

Yes most definitely!

Yes pls, its ideal.

I don’t see a lot of people in my age range least not at the service time I attend mass. But I’d be open to dating someone from my parish as long as it didn’t create awkwardness or drama if things didn’t work in our social circles.

Already did and nope. It wasn’t the right match as we didn’t share the same values plus other people’s opinions on church were tricky as well.

Sure! But of course,, that would mean that there would actually need to be single men around my age attending my church 😂

It really depends on what the lord says. If he confirms it with to people then they must obey :)

Yes and no. The yes is seeing someone who (maybe it’s just me) has the same theology as you. I feel alone because some Christians have yeast not in a good way of being Catholic, Baptist, Mennonite and etc just by where their light shifts in the prism known as Jesus. My no is personal, I am the first wave of the youth since the former youth pastor took the mantle of full pastor. There are two other waves after me and there are o so few in the 30s crowd. There are women here but taken already 🫤

I would if the opportunity came about. Presently though there are too few people my own age and none of them are single anyway.

Possibly, though mine is a small church and there currently aren't many singles, of either gender. It could be tricky with other people's opinions, or if the relationship broke up, I guess