Mr. James Wegert

Straight Talk About Teen Dating if I'd Only Known the Truth About . . .: a Guide to Dating from a Christian Perspective for Pre-teens and Teens Second Edition Mr. James Wegert 2nd edition

Written by a school counselor who talks with students about their relationship problems on a regular basis, Straight Talk About Teen Dating communicates important information about a God-centered approach to dating that is an alternative to the devastating approach to dating taught to us by the media and our popular culture. In a down-to-earth way, the author explains how to prepare for dating by becoming the type of person that God wants you to date (a keeper), when and who to date, how to attract a keeper, how to do dating right, how to decide whether or not to continue in a dating relationship, the difference between the feeling of being "in love" and true love, why saving yourself for marriage is the best thing for the long-term health of a relationship, how to decide whether or not to get married, and more. Wegert shares in each of the twenty-five chapters something about dating or something related to dating that he wishes he'd known before dating and during dating - with the hope of helping teens to avoid a broken heart or worse and to one day have a lifelong loving Christian marriage. The themes of how much God loves us, how He wants only the best for us, and His willingness to forgive us regardless of what we've done flow throughout the book. This book is very similar to the book Straight Talk About Dating which was written for young adults age 20 and up.