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A Match Made in Heaven

28 Jan 2013
Dr. Greg
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In November I married the love of my life. I met the one woman in the world chosen for me from all eternity, handpicked by God for her perfect combination of beauty, wit, charm, intelligence, and the very rare quality of being able to put up with my weaknesses and somehow love me even more for them. I am constantly humbled by her, because many times a week I realize yet another one of those imperfections. That is not to say she points them out to me, because she rarely does. Instead, her ability to patiently bear with me gives me the freedom to see them myself. However, that’s not what this post is about. I will definitely write more for married couples as I gain more wisdom from the mistakes I make (don’t worry, I’ll have enough for a blog- or maybe a book- soon enough.) Right now though, I want to give a nod towards the very large population of single men and women using the same means to find their vocation that Barbra and I did – online dating.
Let me first say that I am not claiming to have an objective or exhaustive list of principles to live by in the online dating world. I am simply sharing with you some of the observations I made during the year I was on and off dating websites. Disclaimer: In my case study of one, these worked. Your experience may be different.
Online Dating is Normal. This goes without saying for anyone already on a website, but online dating is not weird or awkward. There is nothing to be ashamed of if you want to join a dating website. Also, if you know someone who is dating online, or met their significant other online, you don’t need to give your social approval by saying, “ohhhh, that’s ok, that’s becoming so normal now. You shouldn’t feel weird at all. I know someone that met someone online.” We know it’s normal. Learning a few facts about someone before committing to a conversation attached to a drink at a bar is far more reasonable than hoping that a random encounter is going to work out.

http://www.catholicpsych.com/2013/01/28/a-match-made-in-heaven/