Summary: At What Age Should My Teenager Date? | Watch This Episode on YouTube<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/at-what-age-should-my-teenager-date\/#arve-youtube-okayxq645sm65fa06ff7b06b478617101","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/OKAYxQ645SM?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"At What Age Should My Teenager Date?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/STP-S17-EP03-At-What-Age-Should-Teens-Date.jpg","uploadDate":"2021-10-14","description":"At What Age Should My Teenager Date? This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell on the Straight Truth Podcast"}<br> <br> <br> <br> Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel<br> <br> Support Our Podcast<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Join Our Mailing List<br> <br> <br> <br> Related MessagesTo hear more about the subject matter discussed in this podcast, consider listening to the following sermons exposited by Pastor Caldwell: A Generational Plan for DiscipleshipThe Believing LifeLiving for the Will of GodBiblical Separation - Parts 1 & 2Foundational Matters for Healthy Matters<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> At What Age Should My Teenager Date? <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/at-what-age-should-my-teenager-date\/#arve-vimeo-61292382665fa06ff7bfa0918700331","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/612923826?h=4bfc91858a&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"At What Age Should My Teenager Date?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/STP-S17-EP03-At-What-Age-Should-Teens-Date.jpg","uploadDate":"2021-10-14","description":"At What Age Should My Teenager Date?"}<br> <br> <br> <br> Follow Us On Vimeo<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Listen to the Audio Podcast<br> <br> <br> Subscribe on iPhone<br> <br> Subscribe on Android<br> <br> Subscribe on Spotify<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> At What Age Should My Teenager Date?Is there an appropriate age when we should allow our teenager(s) to date? Should we set up rules and guidelines for their dating? How should we go about this?In this episode of the Straight Truth Podcast, host Dr. Josh Philpot asks Dr. Richard Caldwell, how should Christian parents think about their teenager(s) dating? Is there a right way and a wrong way? What guidelines would he suggest on dating in general?Dr. Caldwell says that there is a broad spectrum among Believers about how to handle this. There is one end of the spectrum where there are arranged marriages where one never dates before marrying. Then there is the other end where dating 30 or so individuals before one gets married is acceptable because it doesn’t matter how many people you date. However, he would say we need to think through this with great care because it does matter.When dealing with a male/female relationship that involves romanticism, desires for another that are attractional in nature, we are dealing with some potentially dangerous issues. He agrees that as Christian’s we want to be intentional about our dating. We need to think about things like: Why are we dating? Who are we dating? What is their character? Are they someone I would want to marry and spend the rest of my life with? Are they a Christian?Dr. Caldwell says his personal view is that the initial going out with someone does not have to be a serious talk about marriage. Dating can be a healthy way to learn how to socialize with the opposite sex. Through dating, we can discover characteristics in others that we may like and dislike. It can be a time for gathering information about each other that we don’t already know. However,
