How long should the searching and dating process take?
Christian dating advice by ChristiansUK.com

Unrealistic expectations

From time to time we get people who are members of ChristiansUK.com ask us “I’ve been on the site for a little while and I’m not getting anywhere with meeting anyone”. Once someone asked this after about three days of being on the site! The first piece of advice we would give people using Christian dating sites such as ours is that you need to give the process a good deal of time and effort in order to reap the rewards. One thing to remember is that no matter how long the process takes you are increasing your chances of meeting someone greater than if you did nothing and never went online.

What about the other things you should be doing?

Online dating should only be one aspect of your search for a suitable partner. Other avenues include joining church social activities, throwing parties for friends and going to suitable Christian events where you are likely to mix with new people. If you are nervous about going to these things alone then find a friend who will go with you.

Enjoy your life and enrich it by meeting new people

We recommend that single Christians take the attitude that the process of finding a partner should not be rushed. Commit yourself to making this the year you have the most dates. Determine to be proactive in all your social activities. Make sure you aim to enjoy yourself along the way. You’re going to meet lots of excellent single Christians who can potentially enrich your life regardless of whether you end up in a relationship with them so make sure you are open to this.

Don't worry about time

The second major piece of advice we offer is that if you are worried about how long the whole process could take you are already in the wrong place to enter into a relationship. If you are worried about how long it might take you are not going to be able to make a right judgement about each person you meet and will more likely be thinking how long will it be until you are in a relationship with them. You need to eliminate the element of time from your thinking and start thinking about enjoying the process of meeting new people.

So now is the time to begin to deal with your fears about time, start enjoying meeting new people and start committing yourself to online dating to enhance your social life. Make sure you have fun along the way!