James Wegert

Straight Talk About Dating: if I'd Only Known the Truth About . . . James Wegert

Written by a school counselor who talks with people about their relationship problems on a regular basis, Straight Talk About Dating communicates important information to young adults age 20 and up about a God-centered approach to dating that's 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-seven 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 young adults 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 Teen Dating which was edited and expanded for teens age 13-19.