A friend of mine who has been dating for years told me that she had finally found the perfect guy. He was smart, kind, successful, good looking, and serious about their relationship! “But there is one problem,” she told me. “I don’t like him.”
“How can that be?” I asked her. He was everything she is looking for and yet for some reason she was not able to fully invest in the relationship.
I thought about it and suggested, “If this man truly matches everything you have been praying for and there is no real reason to end the relationship, then maybe you are afraid to let your guard down and get too close. Perhaps you are afraid that if Mr. Perfect got to know the real you, he may reject you. So rather than be rejected, you reject him first as a defense mechanism.”
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Keywords: Marriage, Love story, Romance, Romance fades, Romantic love, True love, Dating, Relationships, Boyfriend, Girlfriend, Adam and Eve, Vulnerability, Being vulnerable, Vulnerable, Finding a mate, Finding a helpmate, Finding a helpmeet, Helpmeet, Help meet, Dating relationship
Bible reference(s): Gen 2:24, Genesis 3:6-7, Genesis 4:1, Deuteronomy 24:5, Matthew 19:5, Mark 10:7, 1 Corinthians 7:4, 1 Corinthians 7:33-34, Ephesians 4:26, Ephesians 5:22, Ephesians 5:25, Ephesians 5:28, Col 3:18-19, Hebrews 13:4, 1 Peter 3:1, 1 Peter 3:7
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