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• What Twentysomethings Wish You Knew
  We’re your friends, daughters, coworkers, neighbors and the strangers you pass every day, but don’t think for one moment that we’re exactly like you. We’re twentysomethings—bright, sassy, educated—and learning (sometimes the hard way) to survive and thrive in the real world. You may think you know us, but if it has been a few years since you legitimately called yourself a twentysomething—because those “twentysomething forever” bumper stickers eventually fade in the sun—then you may need to think again.
• Single Adults
  Listen in as bestselling authors Henry Cloud and John Townsend join Dr. Dobson to discuss why men and women look for different things in a relationship, how to be attractive to the opposite sex and the importance of nurturing healthy, platonic friendships.
• For Better or Worse…Mostly Worse
  Tina wants to get married, but her boyfriend Ted just wants to move in. Ted is an exceptionally honest young man, so here is what he says: "Tina, I'm fond of you, and I want to live with you for the following reasons:
• Why Men Won't Commit
  A special essay on young, not-yet married men’s attitudes on the timing of marriage finds that men experience few social pressures to marry, gain many of the benefits of marriage by cohabiting with a romantic partner, and are ever more reluctant to commit to marriage in their early adult years.
• Divorce Adjustment Factors
  Divorce (what we call the "death of a marriage") takes its toll on everyone involved. When divorce becomes a reality in a family, there are are some factors that can lessen the impact of divorce.
• Giving of Yourself
  Everyone longs to give themselves completely to someone—to have a deep soul relationship with another—to be loved thoroughly and exclusively.
• Ten Commandments of Formerly Marrieds
  1. Thou shalt not live in the past. 2. Thou shalt be responsible for thy present and not blame thy past. 3. Thou shalt not feel sorry for thyself indefinitely....
• What Do You Think? - 11 Statements about Singleness
  Consider the following 11 statements about singleness and the situations and issues surrounding it. If you're like most, you've never thought about them intentionally...
• Finish These Statements about Being Single
  Because I’m single, I feel…
• Myths of Singleness
  Single adults are lonely - It is true that some single adults are lonely, but it certainly does not take being single to be lonely. The loneliest person in your hometown is not a single adult, but a married adult who is in a terrible marriage!
• Servant Thinking
  Phillipians 2:3-7 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or in conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
• Biblical Perspectives on Singleness
  

  An article by National Director Dennis Franck that addresses singleness in the Old Testament and the New Testament, with an overall view of many types of single adults as well as the gift of singleness. The issues that cause a person to become single-again, death of a marriage (divorce) and death of a spouse, are also briefly addressed.

• Consider These Comments
  Out of the divorces, widowhood, the singles bars, clubs, apartments and condominiums, comes a torrent of need, and it is flowing right past the door of our churches. ...
• Are You Ready For A Relationship?
  Many single or divorced individuals are unaware of their emotional and spiritual readiness to enter a relationship.
• Sexual Purity—Challenge, Choice, Cherish
  As single adults, we face numerous challenges and temptations in choosing sexual purity for our lives.
• Preparing for a Permanent Relationship
  A positive aspect of a period of singleness is the time for personal housekeeping and putting your life in order. This is the time for individual evaluation and growth. As you discover areas in which you need to develop discipline, seek the help of the Holy Spirit in those areas. Strive to improve your life, not just to become attractive to or prepared for a potential mate, but to please the Lord.