Christian singles and relationship compatibility

If you are considering embarking along the road where you will meet and date other single Christians you will need to have in mind the kind of person you are looking for. How compatible you are with your potential partner is critical for the long-term success of any relationship.

Christian dating is about more than signing up with a Christian dating agency and hoping that somehow you will muddle through and find your perfect partner. You will need to seriously consider the suitability of a future partner in terms of how their character matches with your own. Here are some things you need to consider:

1) General mutual attraction
How did you find their company? Were they fun to be with? Did you enjoy your time with them? Was the date enjoyable? Did the time fly or drag?

2) Sharing common interests

  2a) Do you have interests that you both share? Can you have conversation about things that interest both of you?
  2b) Can you make each other laugh? Do you have a similar sense of humour?
  2c) Do you have similar temperaments?
  2d) Are your values shared? Do you have similar views on certain issues?
  2e) Do you both share the same energy socially? Either both eager to go out partying or perhaps both loving the stay-at-home times?

3) Shared lifestyle expectations

Are your expectations of career ambition or other ambitions similar in scope? Do they expect to be millionaires one day and you are just happy to work in the same old job until retirement.? Are you wanting to emigrate somewhere one day and are they happy to remain here?

4) Shared background

Do you come from similar backgrounds or do you foresee that this could be an issue?

5) Similar friends

Have you met their friends? What do their friends tell you about the person themselves?

6) Shared location

Although true love can last over many miles that may separate the practicalities are that to sustain a long-term relationship one of you may need to move.