{"id":7957,"date":"2024-08-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=7957"},"modified":"2026-10-26T14:20:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T14:20:03","slug":"should-we-be-friends-first-before-dating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/should-we-be-friends-first-before-dating\/","title":{"rendered":"Sollten wir erst Freunde sein, bevor wir uns daten? Die Heilige Schrift stellt diesbez\u00fcglich keine Regel auf"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The Bible does not say. Its marriages were arranged through families and betrothal, and dating never comes up, so there is no rule about friends first. Many couples start that way: in seven studies of nearly 1,900 people, two thirds said their romance began as a friendship, and university students named it the best way to meet a partner. What the Bible does show is how much it matters to know the person. Boaz knew Ruth by what she had\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scripture sets no rule; the Bible describes betrothal, not dating. In studies of nearly 1,900 people, two thirds said their romance began as a friendship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[41],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-7957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-love-relationships"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9072,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/is-it-a-sin-to-date-friends-ex\/","url_meta":{"origin":7957,"position":0},"title":"Is Dating My Ex&#8217;s Friend Against Biblical Principles?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Oktober 21, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"No passage forbids it. 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