31 Guiding Principles for Effective Dating

13 Don’t go to a friend’s house when no body is home.

14 Do not stay together at the back seat of a car at night in dark

15 Always put time limit on your outings

16 Always respect the felling of each other, but don’t be selfish. Don’t insist that things must always happen your own way. Be considerate.

17 Learn not to always force you will on the other person. This does not show love. Love is giving, tolerant, not self-willed.

18 Always have a clear plan more focused and eliminate the danger of doing the wrong things

19 Avoid night dates; the later it is at night, the more likely for to be tempted to consider doing the wrong things.

20 For the young men, learn to treat your date with respect. Now you should practice to do things that would make you a good husband.

21 If your parent or that of your date has set a time limit beyond which no member of the family should keep away, please observe that rule.

22 Always make sure you get your date back home at the agreed time.

23 Pray together as occasions demand. As God to build up your relationship. This will help you prepare yourselves spiritually, and keep your alert against temptations.

24 Study together both academically and spiritually. As you do this, especially studying the word f God together, you will be able to put your activities under check, through the power of the word of God.

25 For the lady, it is important for you to comport yourself as a lady. Do not aggressively pursue a guy to show him how crazy you are about him. This could reveal you don’t have standards, and many lead to abuse.

26 Don’t make your self too cheap as a lady or try to go out of your way to impress your rating and self-worth, before your date. Men generally rate very date. Ladies who are not cheep to get.

27 Do not date someone if you are not headed mentally, spiritually, educationally and socially. If you do you will most likely experience total imbalance in the long run. This will build inferiority complex and feeling of insecurity and will not make for a smooth relationship.

28 It has been said that “You are addressed the way you are dressed” if you dress in a responsible manner, you will be addressed accordingly, and if you dress like a rascal, you will be addressed like one. It’s nice to dress in manner that reveals your kind of person. Don’t over-dress or dress shabbily; moderate dressing is most ideal.

29 You must establish clear boundaries/ standards and keep to them. Though your date might at times want you compromise on those standards, but your ability to say no will make him or her respect you.

30 Avoid evil appearances. Any meeting or activity that will expose you to immorality or temptations to sin must be avoided.

31 You must do everything within your reach to avoid sex and things that are suggestive at this stage.