A Christian Guide to Dating Apps

Author:
Patty Guthrie
Date:
August 9, 2025
Type:

The author offers thoughtful insights and advice for Christians who may feel uncertain about the use of dating apps to establish relationships.

"I met my husband on a dating app.

We’ve had a mixed reactions when we tell people how we met. My husband Tom apparently told his cousins we met through ‘mutual friends’, to avoid the awkwardness. We’ve had people acknowledge it’s just like a new form of speed dating, and even some encourage us for being proactive. It’s tricky being a conservative Christian but growing up in a society where there’s an app for everything. So I thought I would add my two cents as someone who owes her marriage to her phone."

https://au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/a-christian-guide-to-dating-apps

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