Ebook: I kissed dating goodbye

The author proposes that the reader 'reorder ... romantic life in the light of God's Word and find more fulfillment than a date could ever give--a life of sincere love, true purity and purposeful singleness.'--Cover. Smart love : beyond what feels good, back to what is good -- The seven habits of highly defective dating : recognizing dating's negative tendencies -- A new attitude : five attitude changes to help you avoid defective dating -- Looking up 'love' in God's dictionary : learning the true definition of love -- The right thing at the wrong time is the wrong thing : how to keep impatience from robbing you of the gift of singleness -- The direction of purity : how to get on the road to righteousness -- A cleansed past : the room : how Jesus can redeem your past -- Starting with a clean slate : four important steps for getting on track with God's plan -- Just friends in a just-do-it world : keys for keeping your relationships with the opposite sex out of the 'romantic zone' -- Guard your heart : how to fight the pollutants of lust, infatuation, and self-pity -- 'You don't date? What are you, nuts?' : what to do when people ask why you don't play the dating game -- Redeeming the time : making the most of your singleness -- Ready for the sack but not for the sacrifice : how to have a biblical and realistic vision of marriage -- What matters at fifty? : character qualities and attitudes that matter most in a life partner -- Principled romance : principles that can guide you from friendship to marriage -- Someday I'll have a story to tell : writing a love story you'll feel proud to tell Joshua Harris's first book, written when he was only 21, turned the Christian singles scene upside down...and people are still talking. More than 800,000 copies later, I Kissed Dating Goodbye, with its inspiring call to sincere love, real purity, and purposeful singleness, remains the benchmark for books on Christian dating. Now, for the first time since its release, the national #1 bestseller has been expanded with new content and updated for new readers. Honest and practical, it challenges cultural assumptions about relationships and provides solid, biblical alternatives to society's norm.Tired of the game? Kiss dating goodbye. Going out? Been dumped? Waiting for a call that doesn’t come? Have you tasted pain in dating, drifted through one romance or, possibly, several of them? Ever wondered, Isn’t there a better way? I Kissed Dating Goodbye shows what it means to entrust your love life to God. Joshua Harris shares his story of giving up dating and discovering that God has something even better—a life of sincere love, true purity, and purposeful singleness