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Courtship, not swiping

How to court with intention in a swipe-everything world.

How to say no kindly, and how to hear it

A good courtship process involves more than one honest no. Saying it well is a skill, and so is receiving it. If you know you are not the right match, say so soon and simply. You d…

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Courtship, not swiping: what intentional dating actually looks like

Swiping trains us to treat people as options. Courtship asks something different: that you get to know one person at a time, with marriage clearly in view, and that both of you kno…