You mean they ARENT dating???

[Blazin Bones]

Óne of the things that frustrated me a great deal while I was single, and still does now that I have found my beloved is how often people, even Christians, seem to walk the line or cross the boundaries into what is fine between friends and when there should be some intent on a relationship. So, what kind of boundaries should there be if you are still calling someone just a friend?

 

[Caroline H]

If it looks like a duck, acts like a duck, why not call it a duck? I think that if your friendship has gone to the point of romantic interest, and neither of you are backing away, then go ahead and admit that you are in a relationship. Christians should set the standard for commitment, as there is such a lack thereof in our culture.

 

[heather]

AMEN! This whole friends with benefits thing is just an excuse for horny teenagers to have a release. I NEVER dated someone without the intention of marrying them. That is why my husband and I married so young.

 

[Blazin Bones]

i'm not talking the friends with benefits idea, but that is a good point. I'm talking about people who cuddle everywhere, walk and hold hands or even give backs rubs to friends of the other gender while sitting on their butt. Yes I have indeed seen it, and it doesn't seem right to me.

 

[heather]

No, that isn't right either. People today just don't understand the delicacy of relationships. They think it's something that can be taken for granted. Acting that way simply opens a person up to heart break and self-loathing. How sad.