#principle > A good dating relationship is a friend, teacher, family and soulmate ## Godly - Treat your love one as a son or daughter of god - follow the bible - have spiritual conversations ## Purity > [!tip] 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 > *It is God's will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God.* - The more public, the better ## Seeking Advice - have someone more mature than you hold your relationship accountable --- ```mermaid flowchart LR Initmacy <--> Partnership ``` ## Intimacy - between two persons - feel like having your own space for two persons - be a soulmate who he/she can expose himself/herself completely ## Partnership - two person as one, face the outside world together - learn together, grow together, achieve the goal together - hold each other accountable, support each other when having difficulty - challenge each other to grow, get out of comfort zone and acknowledge mistake