Latter-day Saint Life

The Surprising Counsel That Helped Me Get Married: "Date Less"

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Be honest with yourself to really take a good look at why you date the way you do.

“How’d your meeting go?” my roommate asked.

“Well…he gave me the oddest dating advice I’ve ever heard.”

It was a few years ago and I had just met with a respected Ph.D. in behavioral science to get his advice about life and the topic of dating came up. I told him that I was dating and felt that I was really on the path to marriage.

As he asked about the name of the girl I was interested in, a chuckle escaped . . .

“THE girl?!” I responded.

He smiled in slight confusion.

I pulled out my phone with the list of seven girls I was pursuing.

His smile quickly faded.

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