And the New York Times, I think it was, wrote an article about this, that there was a wedding

ceremony between two best friends who were not calling themselves lesbian.

They were not calling themselves homosexual or anything and even saying that there's a sexual

element to their relationship.

But that they were deciding, we're going to covenant together in a marriage ceremony and build

a family together based on our friendship.

And that creates so much confusion, especially for those of us who walk with Christ to go.

Is that okay?

Hey there.

Welcome to Job with Julie.

I'm Julie Slattery, and I'm so glad there's you're here with me.

This podcast is a listener-supported outreach of authentic intimacy, an organization dedicated to reclaiming God's design for sexuality.

Now, one of the things we talk about a lot here on Job with Julie is how our sexuality, the way we were created for intimacy, doesn't just turn on when we're

married.

We always, whether single or married, every stage of life, have a need for intimacy, first

and foremost with our Creator God, but also in relationships.

But our experiences of intimacy can be confusing and even become distorted. Many people today don't know how to experience

intimacy and friendship without crossing into romanticizing or sexualizing that relationship.

And you may have heard this come up in my recent conversation with Christopher Yuan. He mentioned this

kind of overlooked category of desire that isn't purely platonic, but not entirely

sexually either.

It's a category in between.

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