The dating phase is the phase before relationship. That's the time where you are getting to know someone.

And we suggest over 60 and 90 days, don't rush it, really try to get to know them. Over 60 and 90 days,

building friendship, assessing out a little bit of their character, don't put too much pressure on it.

You're not even really necessarily in the

stage thinking about marriage yet because each stage builds on each other. So you're thinking about

do I know enough information to know if I want to be in a relationship with this person?

The relationship is then to figure out do I want to be engaged for marriage to this person?

Well, hey friend, I'm Julie Sattery and I'm so glad that you have joined me for an episode

of Java with Julie.

This podcast is listener-supported, and it's an outreach of the ministry, authentic

intimacy, which really helps people navigate sexual issues from a Christian perspective.

Well, it's been quite a while since I was on the dating scene over 30 years, but I have

enough people around me that let me know that dating today is not the easiest or actually

even a fun place to be. There's a lot of confusion, miscommunication, unclear expectations, wrong expectations.

So how does single Christians learn to date well? Well, I have invited Kate and JJ Tomlin

to be experts on this topic, and they certainly are. They run a ministry called The Heart of Dating,

and they join me to bring some clarity

and some much-needed hope and wisdom

to those who are struggling on the dating scene.

So grab your Java and enjoy this conversation

that I recently had with Kate and J.J. Tomlin.

Well, Kate and J.J., so glad to have you on Java with Julie.

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