What Christian Guys Wish Girls Knew (But Won't Say)

For The Girl

Mac Bridges & Kenz Durham

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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In this special episode, we’re joined by two godly and hilarious single Christian men — Calvin and Charles — for a real and unfiltered conversation about all things dating, attraction, and pursuing relationships that honor Jesus. From long-distance love stories to thoughts on modesty, vulnerability, and what they're actually looking for in a wife, this episode is packed with honesty, humor, and lots of wisdom. We got to ask the questions so many girls are wondering, and these guys delivered! Whether you're single and curious, dating and discerning, or just love some godly banter, this one is for you! In This Episode 00:00 – Welcome to "The Boys" Episode 01:00 – Meet Calvin: Southern Charm & Startup Life 03:30 – Meet Charles: Creative, Construction, & Looking for Love 05:30 – Thoughts on Long Distance Relationships 10:00 – Charles’ Story: Australia, Dating, & Accountability 14:30 – When a Bikini Pic Is a Dealbreaker 18:00 – What Christian Men Look for on Instagram 22:00 – Homemaking, Femininity, and What’s Actually Attractive 25:00 – Are Christian Guys Actually Asking Girls Out? 29:00 – How Calvin Discerns Who to Date 33:00 – Charles’ Bold Approach & Discernment in Pursuit 36:00 – The Problem with Being Unapproachable 45:00 – "If He Wanted To, He Would" — True or False? 48:00 – Final Thoughts & Advice for Christian Women 51:00 – Calvin & Charles' 30-Second Wife Pitches Meet Calvin LinkedIn Email Check out Numa Meet Charles Instagram Delight Ministries Looking for a Delight Chapter near you? Check out Delightministries.com to find one. If there's not one near you, and you want to help start one, let us know! We would love to talk. ORDER OUR NEW STUDY!⁠ This seven-week, verse-by-verse study through the book of Acts invites you to embrace the unpredictable, sometimes challenging adventure of Spirit-led living that characterized the early church. Thanks to Our Sponsors ⁠⁠⁠Winshape⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more or submit your application today⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! If you’d like to partner with For The Girl as a sponsor, fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advertise With Us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ form! Follow us! 📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthegirl___ https://www.instagram.com/macleighbridges/ https://www.instagram.com/kenzraedurham/ Subscribe! 🍏⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📹⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, For the Girl fam, welcome to a special episode, one of the few times a year where we include men on the For The Girl podcast, although in the heat of the moment, I'm almost like wondering if we need to include
0:22.1	single men, Christian men, like way more often, Max.
0:25.3	Should we start like a segment or something?
0:27.5	Yeah, a segment of like, yeah, I think so.
0:32.0	I think so.
0:32.5	One thing I'm learning through this is that it's not as hard as I thought to connect with some amazing Christian
0:40.1	men. So maybe we can pull this off. Yeah, maybe we can. And we've got two awesome Christian men for
0:46.2	you guys today. We've got the cease, Charles and Calvin with us today. What is up? Okay, Calvin,
0:54.1	why don't you say hey first and just say, hey, it's Calvin first. Absolutely. Well, I'm back in Ken. It's fun to be here. You guys have the same name, which is awesome. Yes. So I think it's great. But yeah, I'm Calvin Clayton. I'm from here in Nashville, Tennessee. We were just chatting.
1:12.5	I came from a big family. I've got four sisters, who all have double names. It's very southern.
1:17.8	So I love my sisters, my little brothers as well. professionally, you asked Matt, I work in finance.
1:23.7	So we invest in businesses. And then we got a couple tech startups, one called Eclipse,
1:27.7	one called Newman, we do, which is pretty fun.
1:30.2	So I do that.
1:31.1	I love Jesus, and I'm honored to be here today.
1:34.4	Okay, and we heard that maybe you have a sister who listens to the For The Girl podcast.
1:39.8	Tell them the story of, like, you found this out.
1:42.5	Exactly right.
1:43.2	So kids, kids asked me to be on it, And I was chatting with my sister. And I said, yeah, there's this podcast. And they reach all these girls and they're Christians and they minister. And they wanted me to come on and talk about dating. And I made some self-deprecating joke. I was like, it's like they're asking a real estate agent who's never closed a house before to come on and talk about dating because I've never dated to marriage successfully. So I made some joke like that that was dumb. And my sister goes, oh, there's an awesome podcast called For the Girl I know that I listened to it. That does that. She started telling me everything. And I said, that's the one I'm going on, actually. So you guys have some street credit with my sisters, apparently.
2:21.0	When you said that, was she like, wait, no way.
2:25.0	That's exactly right.
2:27.6	She's been texting me and everything.
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