Faith & Romance: Attracted to a Non-Christian

Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast

Debra Fileta, M.A., LPC and Creator of TrueLoveDates.com

Self-improvement, Relationships, Education, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Society & Culture

4.9 • 757 Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Have you ever found yourself attracted to a non Christian? Someone who is living out a different belief system, or isn’t spiritually in tune with where you’re at with your faith? What do you do when you find yourself drawn to someone with whom you are spiritually out of sync? How much does faith matter in the context of a healthy relationship? Attracted To a Non Christian Today’s episode answers a question from Sarah from Boston who is wondering what to do when you’re attracted to someone who is not a Christian. How do you proceed with the friendship, or the relationship, without compromising your own faith? As a professional counselor who also happens to be a Christian, I’ve seen the role that faith plays in my personal relationship with my husband. But more so, the research backs it up….so let’s have this conversation about faith and romance! Click the buttons below to subscribe and check out today’s episode of the Love + Relationships Podcast! Want to be on the Love + Relationships Podcast? Go to truelovedates.com/loveandrelationships/ to submit your question and learn more. SUBSCRIBE AND LISTEN ON iTUNES BY CLICKING HERE Additional Ways To Listen: STITCHER or SPOTIFY Resources Mentioned on the Love + Relationships Podcast and Additional Show Notes: For another great episode of the Love + Relationships Podcast check out: Oversharing in Relationships – 10 Things Not To Talk About Too Soon Upcoming Events: 40’s Singles Night Out: You do not have to journey through singleness alone! On Friday, August 25th, 2023 at 8:00 pm EST, I will be hosting a 40’s Singles Night Out. Both of these events will be hosted on Zoom! These nights are going to be filled with fun, fellowship, giveaways, and encouragement. Click HERE to learn more! Books: Get busy learning what you need to know about healthy singleness, dating, and marriage. Check out Love In Every Season: The Four Stages of Every Healthy Relationship, Choosing Marriage: Why It Has To Start With We > Me or True Love Dates: Your Indispensable Guide to Finding the Love of Your Life. DEBRA FILETA is a Licensed Professional Counselor, national speaker, bestselling author, relationship expert, and founder of the Debra Fileta Counselors Network. She’s written six books including Choosing Marriage,True Love Dates, Love In Every Season,Are You Really OK?, Married Sex, and RESET. She’s also the host of the hotline style Love + Relationships Podcast answering listener questions about love, relationships, and mental and emotional health. Her popular relationship advice blog, TrueLoveDates.com, reaches millions of people with the message of healthy relationships. Connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter or book an online session with her or someone from her team today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:53.2	call in with questions about love, sex, dating,
0:56.5	singleness, and marriage, and mental and emotional health.
0:59.6	I'm Deborah Faleta, and I'm so glad you're tuning into these candid, unscripted conversations
1:04.9	where I answer your questions in short, bite-sized, practical answers.
1:10.7	For those of you who don't know me, I'm a licensed professional counselor,
1:14.6	relationship expert, an author of six books.
1:17.7	I also run the popular relationship advice blog, True Love Dates.com,
1:22.1	reaching millions of people with the message that healthy people make healthy relationships. If you have a question that you
1:29.5	want me to answer on the show, send it by voice memo to Deborah at true lovedates.com or submit
1:36.3	it on my podcast page, tru-lovedates.com slash love and relationships. And I'll do my best to get it
1:42.8	answered on one of the episodes. So let's get
1:45.3	started. I don't know if you've heard, but it is singles summer. Over the past few weeks,
1:53.5	we have been celebrating and encouraging Christian singles with all kinds of singles events,
1:59.5	mixers, devotionals, groups, and so much more. I truly believe
2:05.1	that if we want to make a dent in the divorce rate, we have to start by getting our singles
2:10.8	healthy and in healthy relationships. In honor of single summer, we're going to be diving into the singles summer
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