Do I have to have a Christian boyfriend?

Hi and thanks for your question!

A lot of people have the same question as you have, especially in your situation, where you are both interested in each other.

We can’t give you concrete advice about who you should date, but we can help you to think through some general ideas about being in a relationship. It would be very smart of you to think through these things before you get a boyfriend.

You can also read: Dating a non-Christian

It can be very challenging for a Christian to date someone who is not a Christian. They will often want to do different things because they have different values and attitudes. Not being able to share something as important as your faith would be a big challenge, both for the relationship but also for your Christian faith. He would not join you in church, and he would not fully understand your choices, priorities and experiences – this could be challenging. The same is true if you have different standpoints in terms of sex and alcohol and other things that could present a difficult situation for you. In these situations you might have to make a choice between your boyfriend and what you know is right. The final goal of having a boyfriend (or girlfriend if you are a guy) should be that you think of getting married. If one of you is not a Christian it would be very challenging if you married and had children. You would have different points of view regarding what you would want to impart to the kids as they grow up. It can be tough to be the only parent who is a Christian, in relationship to the children. Children can find it hard if both of the parents don’t have the same faith.

You can also read: Marrying an unbeliever

It would be smart of you to really think about this and try to find out if you think it would make things easier or more difficult for you, if you choose to date him or not. Pray and ask God to help you to make a wise choice.
There are several other similar questions and also articles, you can read some of the answers below. 

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