Finally Writing About My Years in the Recovery

[alwayscurious]

Originally Posted by Davis

A truly loving relationship, especially among young people, is a distraction from the church. It was for me. Instead of a normal and natural thing, this is treated as negative. Romantic relationships that aren't completely grounded in the church are somewhat seen as a pathway away from God.

Going through this right now as I'm well into my college years and am still in the LC physically but checked out of it mentally. Met a really nice girl who's a Christian (not in LC fortunately, seems to love the Lord even more than I do sometimes, which is such a good sign), and we're currently in the talking/going on dates phase but I'm quite literally frozen in fear as to what will happen if I take the next step in actually starting a relationship with her. My parent would definitely be upset, maybe even furious, but I'm just not sure what the reaction will be among other saints in the LC when I make that decision. I just don't understand why the LC frowns on relationships that aren't centered ON the LC, like why does everything have to be "IN-HOUSE"?