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debrafileta
It's time to redefine 'significant' relationships.
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is a Licensed Professional Counselor, relationship expert, national speaker, and author of the book True Love Dates. Her newest book for singles and couples, Choosing Marriage, is available for pre-order and set to be released this Spring. Debra is also the creator of the popular relationship advice blog, www.TrueLoveDates.com, reaching millions of people with the message that healthy people make healthy relationships. Connect with her on Facebook or Twitter!
Here’s How to Find True Love
“I do.” These are the words many single young adults dream of saying. I remember longing for the day when I could look into the eyes of the love of…
5 Habits That Sabotage Joy
I’m not sure if it was the scowl on her face or the glare in her eye that gave it away, but this 14-year-old-girl was definitely not happy. She went…
5 Things Married Couples Should Do Every Day
“You’ve got to make time to invest in your marriage.” If you’re married, it’s likely you’ve heard that phrase at least once. But it often seems like people are constantly…
4 Reasons Friends With Benefits Is a Really Bad Idea
We live in a culture with a high tolerance for ambiguity. From our fear of calling things right and wrong, to our inability to see things as black-and-white, we’ve become…
4 Reasons Friends With Benefits Is a Really Bad Idea
We live in a culture with a high tolerance for ambiguity. From our fear of calling things right and wrong, to our inability to see things as black-and-white, we’ve become…
Should Christians Get Married to Have Sex?
I knew a girl in college who had recently gotten married. She was pretty young at the time, just barely out of her teens. But, according to her, she had…
Should Christians Get Married to Have Sex?
Life / Relationships The question we can’t ignore asking. Share Facebook 1,985 Twitter 0 I knew a girl in college who had recently gotten married. She was pretty young at…
10 Unexpected Benefits of Real Community
Here’s a story with which you may be familiar. Boy meets girl. They fall in love. They have a big wedding, in which all their friends and loved ones show…
10 Unexpected Benefits of Real Community
Life / Whole Life Your group of friends might be enriching your life even more than you think. Share Facebook 5,892 Twitter 344 Here’s a story with which you may…
Waiting for Marriage Doesn’t Mean You’ll Have a Great Sex Life
A couple I knew had been dating for two years and remained abstinent until their wedding night. This inadvertently cause them to enter the process of being sexually intimate with…
Waiting for Marriage Doesn’t Mean You’ll Have a Great Sex Life
Life / Relationships It’s worth it but not for the reasons you think. Share Facebook 2,058 Twitter 0 A couple I knew had been dating for two years and remained…
13 Signs Your Relationship Is Moving Way Too Fast
We live in a culture of instant gratification and immediate pleasure. We want things fast and we want things now, oftentimes with no consideration to what it might cost us…
Are You ‘Waiting on God’ or Just Making Excuses?
When it comes to the discussion of relationships, many Christians say, “Wait on the Lord.” But what is this supposed to mean? I once met a young man who was…
How Your ‘Fantasies’ Can Ruin Real Relationships
I recently overheard two women discussing their fantasy boyfriends over coffee. They were chatting about their favorite celebrities: analyzing their “hotness,” what they love about them, why they would make…