Being Faithful To Your Future Spouse: Faithfulness Begins Before You Meet

Most of the boyfriend/girlfriend relationships we see today do not match the type of relationship needed to translate into a successful marriage. Those relationships are usually not created for the right purpose, nor do they contain the right kind of preparation or practice. Going from these types of relationships into a marriage relationship is extremely difficult. As a result of this inconsistency, there ends up being a lot of repair work that needs to be done after the marriage ceremony. If a person really loves his/her future spouse, then certainly that person would not want to conduct any relationships prior to marriage in a way that would cause them problems after their wedding. A major contradiction found in those inconsistent relationships is faithfulness. Faithfulness is the lifetime commitment to remain emotionally and physically devoted to only one person and is one of the requirements of marriage that should be practiced prior to entering it. Under a worldly standard, it really doesn’t matter how many boyfriends/girlfriends a person has before he/she gets married. But the truth is, having a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship with someone you will never marry is contrary to being faithful to the one you will eventually marry. Why? · Because you are giving away pieces of your heart. · Creating memories from emotional and physical attachments. These can become baggage to be carried into a marriage. For this reason, a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship should be reserved only for a person’s future spouse.