Relationships

What To Do When Discernment In Dating Becomes Demanding Perfection

We've all heard the saying “You can have too much of a good thing.” I would have never told you this was true about something like discernment, especially regarding something as serious as dating. Until now.

By Jaime Smith4 min read
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While it’s true that some women need the advice to employ more discernment in their romantic lives, sometimes, discernment gets used as a catch-all, primarily in conservative circles. Please don’t mistake me – I am very aware that true discernment has saved many a girl from a disastrous love affair. I am simply advocating that we do away with faux “discernment” – the kind that transforms careful young women into critical and overly paranoid girlfriends.