The need for a partner

[Xtian]

I wish I could remain single but my body keeps warning me to get a mate. Could this be how Adam felt that a soulmate was made for him? 🤔  

[Dages]

Matt 6:33
Focus on Jehovah and the ministry and you'll get what you need in due time. 

[Ishaya]

It's always adviseable to know yourself and know what works for you and be realistic.

[Hope]

I believe what's most important is to consider what we have to offer a mate. They not just for us; we're for them. Will we - our personality, spirituality, maturity, circumstances - be beneficial to someone else? Especially for a brother - are you ready to head a household and be responsible for all who live with you?

 

If we can unselfishly say, "yes", that's when we should go looking for a mate. It's much beyond what our bodies can tell us.. 🤨

[ChrisW]

2 hours ago, Hope said:

It's much beyond what our bodies can tell us.. 🤨

I was thinking it and you said it.  🙂

[minister159]

Singleness is a gift that not many can make room for. The desire for a mate may not be synonymous with marriage either. A very necessary component for a happy and successful marriage is compatibility. Unfortunately, many act in haste and repent in leisure. You can't "fall in love" with just anybody but there needs to be more than just chemistry, as Hope mentioned. A wise man once said, "Measure twice, cut once." Another man, not so wise, once said the definition of marriage is, "A mutual misunderstanding."

Think about it!