{"id":500,"date":"2011-01-13T09:02:13","date_gmt":"2011-01-13T09:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/thinplaces\/2011\/01\/virginity-online-dating-and-grace.html"},"modified":"2011-01-13T09:02:13","modified_gmt":"2011-01-13T09:02:13","slug":"virginity-online-dating-and-grace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thinplaces\/2011\/01\/virginity-online-dating-and-grace.html","title":{"rendered":"Virginity, Online Dating, and Grace"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have a new post on her.meneutics: “The Virgins-Only Dating Website<\/a>.” It begins: <\/p>\n

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Fewer and fewer Americans are getting married. Those who do are, on average, waiting longer to wed than have previous generations. But according to Time<\/i>‘s “Who Needs Marriage? A Changing Institution<\/a>,” women and men still want to meet and build relationships with each other, so marriage remains an ideal. Because of this, reports<\/a> Stephanie Rosenblum in The New York Times<\/i>, online dating sites of a remarkable variety have proliferated in recent years. Some are based purely on physical appearance, others focus on hobbies and interests, while others highlight education or the type of computer you use.<\/p>\n

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Wading into these crowded waters isWeWaited.com<\/a>, a dating site exclusively for virgins. Only 30 percent of applicants to the site are admitted, and they gain access through a fee and a survey designed to assess their trustworthiness. The site’s founders admit that some virgins are left out due to the rigorous screening process, while some who lie about their sexual activity make it in. But, according to its homepage, WeWaited.com mostly achieves its goal: “to use virginity as a significant compatibility tool to bring people together.”<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to read more, and feel free to leave comments here or there–how important is it for Christians to remain virgins before marriage, and how important is it to marry fellow virgins? <\/p>\n

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