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7 Reasons You Should Consider Dating A Friend

Bishop Jeremy Taylor beautifully said, "Love is friendship set on fire". Here are 7 reasons I think you should consider dating a friend.Photo by Kindel MediaI love that quote, you know. We had it read out on our wedding day and I use it to describe our marriage and the marriages of others all the time. It resounds with the view of the Song of Songs and pretty much every love song since then about the flame-like quality of love, burning brightly because it has caught light of the enduring branches of friendship. It seems like one of the most ...

If Your Wife Isn't Your Standard Of Beauty, Who Is?

Wandering eyes, difficulty sustaining longterm relationships, and double standards - if your wife isn't your standard of beauty, who is?Photo by Gary Barnes via PexelsIt's amazing how many beautiful women don't think they're attractive. I enjoy watching a lot of talk show clips on YouTube and social media and finding out how famous people experience the world. What is constantly shocking is the number of Triple A, super attractive, chart topping women (and men actually) who don't consider themselves attractive. And the list of these people is amazing. People like Megan Fox, Penelope Cruz, Scarlet Johansson, and Ryan Gosling. People ...

Let Christmas Challenge You

This festive time is one of the most confronting times of the year, but instead of running from it, I would encourage you to let Christmas challenge you.Photo by Susanne Jutzeler, suju-fotoChristmas is here again. This year our kiddo is old enough to really start enjoying things so everything for us has had a little extra layer of magic. Christmas lights are more amazing, presents are more mysterious, and time off has never been more valuable. There sure is a lot to like about Christmas even if you don't have young kids. There's a feeling or an expectation of joy ...

Shifting Priorities Without Losing Them - 2022 In Review

This year's main challenge for me has been trying to carry shifting priorities... without losing any of them. Please join me for my 2022 in review.Well, here we are. Another year is about to roll on through. This has been a truly tumultuous year for the whole world with a lot of great and terrible things happening across our planet. It's always a bit of a shock to realise that in a short period of time, we'll already be having to stop ending our dates in 22 and talking about what we want to do this year, and already shift ...

7 Of My Most Notoriously Unpopular Gaming Opinions

Everyone's got them, and here are some of mine. These are 7 unpopular gaming opinions about great and not so great parts of gaming.The accents don't lieI write about many aspects of my life and interests here on Walking The Shoreline. I'm fascinated by relationships, love seeing people find their purpose, want to be a better leader, husband, and father, and enjoy really having a good look at the larger issues of life. A lot of my Featured Posts are to this effect.At the same time, I am a massive nerd and a big gamer. I majored in Games Technology ...

6 Meaningful Ways To Appreciate Your Spouse

A culture of appreciation is the strongest culture for a healthy marriage. Here are 6 ways to appreciate your spouse.Photo by Orione Conceição via PexelsI like to stay across what a lot of leading voices on the fields of faith and relationships have to say. I follow a lot of people on social media and make sure at least a few times a week that I'm checking in on someone's video podcast or teaching series or Ted Talk or book or something. Doing relationships can be very difficult and they change over the seasons and so to do well in ...

5 Observations About The Man Who Won't Commit

Is it Peter Pan Syndrome, fear of commitment, or something more? Here are 5 observations about the man who won't commit.Source: Paramount (and I admit I love this movie)It seems like for quite a while there was a spat of movies about men who wouldn't commit. Whether it was a movie about a long engagement (or one literally called The Long Engagement), about a single mum being left by some deadbeat dad (like Where The Heart Is), or some brooding superhero who's too into his crime fighting to be present (looking at you, Batman... and Spiderman... Superman... all the mans ...

How The Fear Of Rejection Leads To More Rejection

Are you saying no before someone else has the chance to? Here's how the fear of rejection leads to more rejection.Source: UniversalWell, it's official. Reels are here to stay. You thought you were safe by not having TikTok? No such luck for you my friend. YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, heck, even LinkedIn is in on it now. Short videos with big punchlines abound.To be honest I kinda like it. I'm finding some really great content creators out of it like Caitlin Reilly who could be one of the funniest women ever alive. But also the memes are alive, and the themes ...

5 Attitudes That Keep People Single And Relationships Short

It's hard to find or keep someone when you have reasons why you wouldn't. Here are 5 attitudes that keep people single and relationships short.Photo by Alena Darmel via PexelsI was out with a few different groups of mainly men and then mainly women over the last month or so. It's always interesting to hear how the conversation shifts when the topic of relationships comes up when there's no or few people of the opposite sex around.Inevitably someone asks if anyone is going out with someone, or how a particular relationship is going. The other day one of the guys ...

You Can't Be A Man Who Avoids Women Or A Woman Who Avoids Men

Some days I feel like I'm still in primary school, when I see the boys and girls are still so separate. But you can't be a man who avoids women or a woman who avoids men and expect to have a whole and healthy life.Photo by Ivan Samkov via PexelsI gotta say, I find myself thinking on this topic quite a lot recently. Maybe it's because of a lot of the conversations and experiences people have shared with me recently. Maybe I've just been so filled with the frustrations of others that this is me about to pop. In fact ...