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Young and in Love: Challenging the Unnecessary Delay of Marriage
What if We’ve Got This Purity Thing All Wrong?
In Young and In Love, pastor, author, and speaker Ted Cunningham boldly argues that young love should be celebrated, even promoted. Early marriages can be God’s will and often provide the key to sexual purity. With this in mind, Cunningham shares the secrets to a successful early marriage with those in their late teens and early twenties who are in love.
This book suits anyone experiencing young love who struggles with naysayers who dismiss or hinder a God-designed relationship. It also addresses young adults who struggle with the teachings of other popular books on abstinence or on delaying dating or marriage. And it offers parents and pastors who feel concerned about a relationship a source of wise counsel that carefully prepares young adults for a godly marriage.
In Young and In Love, pastor, author, and speaker Ted Cunningham boldly argues that young love should be celebrated, even promoted. Early marriages can be God’s will and often provide the key to sexual purity. With this in mind, Cunningham shares the secrets to a successful early marriage with those in their late teens and early twenties who are in love.
This book suits anyone experiencing young love who struggles with naysayers who dismiss or hinder a God-designed relationship. It also addresses young adults who struggle with the teachings of other popular books on abstinence or on delaying dating or marriage. And it offers parents and pastors who feel concerned about a relationship a source of wise counsel that carefully prepares young adults for a godly marriage.
224 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2011
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Ted Cunningham
32 books14 followersTed Cunningham is the founding pastor of Woodland Hills Family Church in Branson, MO. He is a comedian on the Date Night Comedy Tour and the author of Fun Loving You, Trophy Child and Young and In Love. He is also the co-author of Come to the Family Table with his wife, Amy, and the co-author of four books with Dr. Gary Smalley. Ted and Amy have been married for 20 years, and have two children, Corynn and Carson.
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August 10, 2017
After reading this book I had the following conversation with the author in my head:
Ted Cunningham (author): "Are you ok?"
Me: "I'm fine. I, uh, just threw up in my mouth a little bit."
Ted Cunningham (author): "Are you ok?"
Me: "I'm fine. I, uh, just threw up in my mouth a little bit."
August 10, 2011
Maybe “I Do” is Better Than “Just Don’t”. Amen! When I saw that Young and In Love was coming out I thought to myself “Finally!” Soon to celebrate my 18th wedding anniversary to my childhood sweetie, I was wishing that we would have had this book back then. The book is geared toward couples who are young and in love.. not for the singles, not for someone older who is waiting, not for those who believe in waiting for their career and all their plans to get their lives in order before getting married.
Our culture has created this wide gap in between childhood and adulthood called adolescence and that stage of life is getting larger and larger, now saying that kids aren’t maturing until age 25! Ted Cunningham has couples test their maturity level earlier, look critically at their partner and theirselves to determine if they are indeed ready for marriage despite what the worldly view tends to hold. He has them look at marriage as a privilege, a blessing, a permanent bond. Couples test their chemistry, compentency and character to analyze whether God has put them together as a couple. Without Christ the early marriages wouldn’t work out, but then neither do the marriages that wait until they are ‘mature’.
Ted uses key scripture in Song of Solomon, Ecclesiastes and more to showcase God’s plan for marriage. Well written, interactive guide book for all young couples considering marriage at a young age. A trailblazer book that I pray starts a new revolution for young marriages!!
Our culture has created this wide gap in between childhood and adulthood called adolescence and that stage of life is getting larger and larger, now saying that kids aren’t maturing until age 25! Ted Cunningham has couples test their maturity level earlier, look critically at their partner and theirselves to determine if they are indeed ready for marriage despite what the worldly view tends to hold. He has them look at marriage as a privilege, a blessing, a permanent bond. Couples test their chemistry, compentency and character to analyze whether God has put them together as a couple. Without Christ the early marriages wouldn’t work out, but then neither do the marriages that wait until they are ‘mature’.
Ted uses key scripture in Song of Solomon, Ecclesiastes and more to showcase God’s plan for marriage. Well written, interactive guide book for all young couples considering marriage at a young age. A trailblazer book that I pray starts a new revolution for young marriages!!
January 1, 2016
Excellent, excellent book! My husband and I were high school sweethearts, but didn’t marry until he finished college (I had one semester left after we got married). And it was for the very reason that we “needed” to get college out of the way first. We “needed” to get ourselves ready for life before we were “ready” for marriage. At the time we got married, we had been dating for over FIVE years. Yes, FIVE. And, no, unfortunately, we were unable to remain sexually pure. We tried – and made it until we were engaged. At that point, the “justification” was that we were almost married, and we knew marriage was just around the corner. Still, it was wrong. If we had married even younger, we would have made it. It’s really the only regret I have in regards to our marriage.
Anyway … back to the book. I loved it. It’s a quick, easy read – but overflowing with excellent information and advice. And I just love Pastor Ted Cunningham! His voice is excellent, and his stance on dating is awesome. You see, I grew up in a church that was very anti-dating. VERY. It was horrible, and rooted in fear, as I believe their reasoning was that by NOT dating, we were removing ourselves from the temptation to have sex before marriage. Neveramind how hard it is to actually find your spouse if you’re unwilling to date! Cunningham says that dating is an important part of falling in love, and even calls it a possible budding marriage. I wish someone had said the following while we were growing up:
Be on guard against any ministry that deters twentysomethings from dating. When you’re single and surrounded by hundreds of other singles, that’s the perfect time to find someone and get married. ~ pages 73-74
The church I grew up in was against dating in general – ALL dating. From teenagers (which, frankly, should be the parents’ decision) and college students, to those well into their adulthood. There were many in the church who wanted to get married, but refused to date. How anyone expected to get married, I have NO IDEA.
As Pastor Cunningham says,
Sitting at home waiting for a “match” or for your phone to ring is like expecting a call from a company that never received your resume. ~ page 113
Now, the context of that quote actually is talking about using online dating/matchmaking services. But, I think it applies here, too.
Anyway, not only does Cunningham encourage people to date, but he gives young couples information to help them discover if marriage is right for them. Things to ascertain whether you’re with someone you should be marrying, someone who is a responsible adult. And he tackles the idea of adolescence, saying basically it’s extended childhood.
I loved everything Cunningham says, and his voice is one I find myself wanting to read more of. I half jokingly told my husband I wanted to move to Branson, Missouri, so we could attend Cunningham’s church! LOL
I would HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone who is young and in love (surprise!), especially if they have people telling them they’re just not ready. And, really, their parents and naysayers should also read it. This has helped me think about how I will approach that time in my children’s lives – the time when they are young and in love.
Anyway … back to the book. I loved it. It’s a quick, easy read – but overflowing with excellent information and advice. And I just love Pastor Ted Cunningham! His voice is excellent, and his stance on dating is awesome. You see, I grew up in a church that was very anti-dating. VERY. It was horrible, and rooted in fear, as I believe their reasoning was that by NOT dating, we were removing ourselves from the temptation to have sex before marriage. Neveramind how hard it is to actually find your spouse if you’re unwilling to date! Cunningham says that dating is an important part of falling in love, and even calls it a possible budding marriage. I wish someone had said the following while we were growing up:
Be on guard against any ministry that deters twentysomethings from dating. When you’re single and surrounded by hundreds of other singles, that’s the perfect time to find someone and get married. ~ pages 73-74
The church I grew up in was against dating in general – ALL dating. From teenagers (which, frankly, should be the parents’ decision) and college students, to those well into their adulthood. There were many in the church who wanted to get married, but refused to date. How anyone expected to get married, I have NO IDEA.
As Pastor Cunningham says,
Sitting at home waiting for a “match” or for your phone to ring is like expecting a call from a company that never received your resume. ~ page 113
Now, the context of that quote actually is talking about using online dating/matchmaking services. But, I think it applies here, too.
Anyway, not only does Cunningham encourage people to date, but he gives young couples information to help them discover if marriage is right for them. Things to ascertain whether you’re with someone you should be marrying, someone who is a responsible adult. And he tackles the idea of adolescence, saying basically it’s extended childhood.
I loved everything Cunningham says, and his voice is one I find myself wanting to read more of. I half jokingly told my husband I wanted to move to Branson, Missouri, so we could attend Cunningham’s church! LOL
I would HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone who is young and in love (surprise!), especially if they have people telling them they’re just not ready. And, really, their parents and naysayers should also read it. This has helped me think about how I will approach that time in my children’s lives – the time when they are young and in love.
August 22, 2011
“Young and In Love” by Ted Cunningham
Finally! A book that is about something that has always weighed heavily on my heart! Marrying young, as God has intended!
This is a book about young people who have met, fallen in love, and want to get married. They do not want to delay their marriage just because they are young. They want to get married since they have both found that special person they know is right for them as a couple to marry, and are ready to spend the rest of their lives together, growing together as you do in marriage. They have been blessed by God in finding each other, and want to follow His rules about being together.
The Author, Ted Cunningham, happens to be a Pastor in a church he founded called Woodland Hills Family Church located in Branson Missouri. He wrote this book based upon his own life, beliefs, and what he practices in his church. He has a wonderful set of guidelines young people should consider and follow ‘before’ they get married, which I think is wonderful! (‘Anyone’ at ‘any’ age should consider and follow these guidelines, in my opinion, as this book applies to all people who decide to marry at any age, really.) This book’s message encourages marriage at a young age and gives terrific advice that should be followed by these young people who are considering and/or are going to marry.
This author/Pastor is for marrying at a young age if you have found the person you love and are mature and responsible. He feels you should not wait, but to follow God’s plan he has for us, because finding the one we love is a gift from God. We should take this gift from God and not risk losing it..
Before I even heard about this book, I have always had of the belief that Society, today, is just ‘not’ conducive to young people getting married, and this is the way the author feels. I have always felt God has marriage in mind for us at an early age because he has given us all these natural feelings we have at an early age, otherwise, they would not be there. These feelings are there and with us for a reason, which when you read this book, you will understand this even more so. I don’t want to give everything away in this review as this should be read by many people in hopes that supporting our young people getting married will become accepted more so than what it is currently. This author/Pastor has a great message to share about the benefits of marrying young. He does point out there are ‘foxes’ to watch out for, and they are not foxes in the terms of beautiful people. This you’ll have to read about as well. This advice he gives is incredible.
Teens and young adults are, in today’s Society, are made to wait and go through all this resistance from people, from the church, from society, from school (generally college) for their choice to marry and not give in to their feelings, as the Bible teaches us. It seems practically a set-up for failure to not marry young. You must follow Gods’ ways, and waiting to marry could potentially cause you to lose the gift God has given you; the one you love. Accept it. Don’t allow parents, the church, school, or other people and more hold you back. If you feel you are ready, responsible and mature enough for marriage, then get married. He continues on with saying waiting to get married for what? For us to become to set in our ways, to become almost selfishly to absorbed in our own ways and not honestly share our love with another person? He also says that today, with all this waiting until we have reached this milestone or that milestone in life, has turned us into a sinful world by putting marriage off, and almost last. We are ending up living together and/or having sex before marriage, all going against the Word of God, and I happen to agree.
The great thing this author/Pastor has is a guideline of rules/considerations that ‘should’ be followed for a healthy and successful marriage, (and actually, this can be applied to anyone at any age for marriage and even ‘during’ our current marriage.)
I have felt God has made us so we can marry young, have children at a fairly young age, and to ‘grow together through marriage’, and this is exactly what this book’s message is about.
This book covers all this and a lot more. It discusses a variety of the many different views on young marriage, the church’s views on young marriage, and this Pastor’s own views on young marriage, which are positive and many. He discusses age, privilege, and responsibility. Not just anyone can jump into marriage, as you have to be mature enough to take this huge responsibility. Even marrying at an older age does ‘not’ guarantee that it will work if you don’t have what this Pastor discusses you ‘need’ to have in order to make your marriage a success.
I think this is an excellent book for ALL young people and their parents to read together. Married people can benefit from this book as well. I believe this author wrote the perfect book to help end a lot of problems young people face by ‘not’ marrying young. There is so much more great information in this book, it really should be a must read for all parents and young people, even by society so they can start to understand the benefits of young marriage.
I am ‘very’ glad I got the opportunity to review this book with feeling the way I do about people getting married at a younger age and ‘staying’ married. When I saw this book was available for review, I HAD to jump at it to review it, as I felt it most likely supported my opinions of marrying young, and it does.
Sure enough, this book is not a disappointment at all, but an encouragement to many young people out there who ‘do’ want to marry and happen to be young.
*I received this book for “FREE” from The B & B Media Group, Inc., through David Cook Publishers, through their Book Reviewer’s Program in exchange to read this book and write a review about it. It is NOT required for my review I write to be either positive or negative, but, “of my own opinion.” I was NOT provided with “ANY” monies to accept this book, “NOR” to read it, NOR were “ANY” monies given to me to write the review for this book. All that was ‘expected’ of me was to enjoy the pure pleasure of reading it. Again, the opinions expressed for and about this book are ‘of my own opinion’. I am disclosing this information in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255, http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/wa... Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.
Finally! A book that is about something that has always weighed heavily on my heart! Marrying young, as God has intended!
This is a book about young people who have met, fallen in love, and want to get married. They do not want to delay their marriage just because they are young. They want to get married since they have both found that special person they know is right for them as a couple to marry, and are ready to spend the rest of their lives together, growing together as you do in marriage. They have been blessed by God in finding each other, and want to follow His rules about being together.
The Author, Ted Cunningham, happens to be a Pastor in a church he founded called Woodland Hills Family Church located in Branson Missouri. He wrote this book based upon his own life, beliefs, and what he practices in his church. He has a wonderful set of guidelines young people should consider and follow ‘before’ they get married, which I think is wonderful! (‘Anyone’ at ‘any’ age should consider and follow these guidelines, in my opinion, as this book applies to all people who decide to marry at any age, really.) This book’s message encourages marriage at a young age and gives terrific advice that should be followed by these young people who are considering and/or are going to marry.
This author/Pastor is for marrying at a young age if you have found the person you love and are mature and responsible. He feels you should not wait, but to follow God’s plan he has for us, because finding the one we love is a gift from God. We should take this gift from God and not risk losing it..
Before I even heard about this book, I have always had of the belief that Society, today, is just ‘not’ conducive to young people getting married, and this is the way the author feels. I have always felt God has marriage in mind for us at an early age because he has given us all these natural feelings we have at an early age, otherwise, they would not be there. These feelings are there and with us for a reason, which when you read this book, you will understand this even more so. I don’t want to give everything away in this review as this should be read by many people in hopes that supporting our young people getting married will become accepted more so than what it is currently. This author/Pastor has a great message to share about the benefits of marrying young. He does point out there are ‘foxes’ to watch out for, and they are not foxes in the terms of beautiful people. This you’ll have to read about as well. This advice he gives is incredible.
Teens and young adults are, in today’s Society, are made to wait and go through all this resistance from people, from the church, from society, from school (generally college) for their choice to marry and not give in to their feelings, as the Bible teaches us. It seems practically a set-up for failure to not marry young. You must follow Gods’ ways, and waiting to marry could potentially cause you to lose the gift God has given you; the one you love. Accept it. Don’t allow parents, the church, school, or other people and more hold you back. If you feel you are ready, responsible and mature enough for marriage, then get married. He continues on with saying waiting to get married for what? For us to become to set in our ways, to become almost selfishly to absorbed in our own ways and not honestly share our love with another person? He also says that today, with all this waiting until we have reached this milestone or that milestone in life, has turned us into a sinful world by putting marriage off, and almost last. We are ending up living together and/or having sex before marriage, all going against the Word of God, and I happen to agree.
The great thing this author/Pastor has is a guideline of rules/considerations that ‘should’ be followed for a healthy and successful marriage, (and actually, this can be applied to anyone at any age for marriage and even ‘during’ our current marriage.)
I have felt God has made us so we can marry young, have children at a fairly young age, and to ‘grow together through marriage’, and this is exactly what this book’s message is about.
This book covers all this and a lot more. It discusses a variety of the many different views on young marriage, the church’s views on young marriage, and this Pastor’s own views on young marriage, which are positive and many. He discusses age, privilege, and responsibility. Not just anyone can jump into marriage, as you have to be mature enough to take this huge responsibility. Even marrying at an older age does ‘not’ guarantee that it will work if you don’t have what this Pastor discusses you ‘need’ to have in order to make your marriage a success.
I think this is an excellent book for ALL young people and their parents to read together. Married people can benefit from this book as well. I believe this author wrote the perfect book to help end a lot of problems young people face by ‘not’ marrying young. There is so much more great information in this book, it really should be a must read for all parents and young people, even by society so they can start to understand the benefits of young marriage.
I am ‘very’ glad I got the opportunity to review this book with feeling the way I do about people getting married at a younger age and ‘staying’ married. When I saw this book was available for review, I HAD to jump at it to review it, as I felt it most likely supported my opinions of marrying young, and it does.
Sure enough, this book is not a disappointment at all, but an encouragement to many young people out there who ‘do’ want to marry and happen to be young.
*I received this book for “FREE” from The B & B Media Group, Inc., through David Cook Publishers, through their Book Reviewer’s Program in exchange to read this book and write a review about it. It is NOT required for my review I write to be either positive or negative, but, “of my own opinion.” I was NOT provided with “ANY” monies to accept this book, “NOR” to read it, NOR were “ANY” monies given to me to write the review for this book. All that was ‘expected’ of me was to enjoy the pure pleasure of reading it. Again, the opinions expressed for and about this book are ‘of my own opinion’. I am disclosing this information in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255, http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/wa... Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.
August 1, 2011
A few weeks before I received an email pitch for Young and in Love from B&B Media, I learned that an old acquaintance of mine from grade school had ended up getting married to her high school sweetheart when she was barely eighteen. I mentioned it to a few family members and friends, curious as to what they would think. Young and old, they all had pretty much the same response: raised eyebrows, open mouths, and an implied, “What was she thinking?!” I, on the other hand, thought, “What’s the big deal? She’s been dating this guy for years, they graduated, figured out how to support themselves, and then got married. I probably wouldn’t have done the same thing if I were in her shoes, but there’s nothing inherently brainless about getting married that young.” The timing of the email was perfect, and I jumped at the chance to read Cunningham’s thoughts on this hot topic.
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July 20, 2025
I agreed with a lot of the material in this book; however, I think I am slightly out of the age range it was mostly intended for as I couldn’t relate to some aspects.
June 29, 2011
Title: YOUNG AND IN LOVE
Author: Ted Cummingham
Publisher: David C. Cook
July 2011
ISBN: 978-0-7814-0447-1
Genre: Inspirational/dating and relationships
Maybe “I do” is better than “Just don’t.”
Pastor Ted Cunningham was taught as many of us where. Sex is dirty. Don’t do it. Save it for the one you love. But it didn’t work—most singles had sex outside of marriage. And now, cohabitating and unmarried sex is even more common, even expected among singles.
In a rebuttal against “I Kissed Dating Goodbye” (embracing courtship) Cunningham says, “Kiss it hello. Date!” If a girl is dating another man, ask her out anyway. Dating isn’t the same as marriage. And if your parents/friends/pastor say “You just think you’re in love or you’re too young to get married” then marry anyway. Marriage is the answer to staying sexually pure.
A godly relationship is hard when you fall in love at a young age. Few offer support. Many doubt. And they claim “You’re not ready.” Cunningham says “Wait no more. Get Married!”
YOUNG AND IN LOVE packs a punch with a lot of humor and wit. This was a great read, and it validates young love, giving the couple in the relationship the tools to make a wise commitment and challenging them not to delay what God is knitting together.
I’m not sure how I feel about this book. If I had read this book as a nineteen year old in love with the one I thought was Mr. Right, I would have been all for it. Yahoo! Someone’s on my side! I did marry at twenty-two, but a different man than I dated at nineteen. And as a mature adult with twenty-five years of marriage under my belt, I wonder—would I still be married if I’d married when I was nineteen? His parents broke us up—he was too young. I seriously doubt I would have been able to handle his family—or that man—long enough for a lasting marriage.
Now, as a parent myself, I have an eighteen year old and a twenty year old. Neither one of them is talking marriage—yet. Both have plans they are striving toward, college degrees to earn, etc. But well—can I see my eighteen year old getting married to his current girlfriend? Seriously, I don’t even want to consider it. When it is eventually discussed, I hope I don’t try to break them up, I hope that I don’t say “you’re too young.” But… Well, that is all I have to say about that. YOUNG AND IN LOVE is a great book validating marriage--and not an eternal childhood. And it's supported by scripture. Seriously, a great book. But I think you need to exercise caution. Is he/she really someone you want to spend the rest of your life with? Does he/she get along well with your family? Am I really in love, or am I just in lust? Can you support a wife, or will you be moving in with your parents? $14.99. 222 pages.
Author: Ted Cummingham
Publisher: David C. Cook
July 2011
ISBN: 978-0-7814-0447-1
Genre: Inspirational/dating and relationships
Maybe “I do” is better than “Just don’t.”
Pastor Ted Cunningham was taught as many of us where. Sex is dirty. Don’t do it. Save it for the one you love. But it didn’t work—most singles had sex outside of marriage. And now, cohabitating and unmarried sex is even more common, even expected among singles.
In a rebuttal against “I Kissed Dating Goodbye” (embracing courtship) Cunningham says, “Kiss it hello. Date!” If a girl is dating another man, ask her out anyway. Dating isn’t the same as marriage. And if your parents/friends/pastor say “You just think you’re in love or you’re too young to get married” then marry anyway. Marriage is the answer to staying sexually pure.
A godly relationship is hard when you fall in love at a young age. Few offer support. Many doubt. And they claim “You’re not ready.” Cunningham says “Wait no more. Get Married!”
YOUNG AND IN LOVE packs a punch with a lot of humor and wit. This was a great read, and it validates young love, giving the couple in the relationship the tools to make a wise commitment and challenging them not to delay what God is knitting together.
I’m not sure how I feel about this book. If I had read this book as a nineteen year old in love with the one I thought was Mr. Right, I would have been all for it. Yahoo! Someone’s on my side! I did marry at twenty-two, but a different man than I dated at nineteen. And as a mature adult with twenty-five years of marriage under my belt, I wonder—would I still be married if I’d married when I was nineteen? His parents broke us up—he was too young. I seriously doubt I would have been able to handle his family—or that man—long enough for a lasting marriage.
Now, as a parent myself, I have an eighteen year old and a twenty year old. Neither one of them is talking marriage—yet. Both have plans they are striving toward, college degrees to earn, etc. But well—can I see my eighteen year old getting married to his current girlfriend? Seriously, I don’t even want to consider it. When it is eventually discussed, I hope I don’t try to break them up, I hope that I don’t say “you’re too young.” But… Well, that is all I have to say about that. YOUNG AND IN LOVE is a great book validating marriage--and not an eternal childhood. And it's supported by scripture. Seriously, a great book. But I think you need to exercise caution. Is he/she really someone you want to spend the rest of your life with? Does he/she get along well with your family? Am I really in love, or am I just in lust? Can you support a wife, or will you be moving in with your parents? $14.99. 222 pages.
October 31, 2015
Needs more research
I agree with the author's premise (in general) and many of his points. Be warned: this was written for a fairly narrow audience, of which I am likely not a predicted member, being already married and of the author's generation. The sections on evaluating a potential spouse and preparing to stick with them were helpful. I also liked that he spoke logically and plainly about finances.
However, his tone and methods are less than winning, for those who may be skeptical. It's as if we should agree with him because he says things over and over and, by the way, because he's a pastor and has some experience. I'm sure he worked hard on this book, and his message comes from his heart. But when he quotes statistics he doesn't agree with, he should give some evidence to support his view. In addition, the scriptural exegesis seems sloppy at times.
While useful in some areas, more teaching Is needed to prepare for marriage. I would not recommend this apart from balancing works on the meaning of marriage and discerning and managing one's emotions.
I agree with the author's premise (in general) and many of his points. Be warned: this was written for a fairly narrow audience, of which I am likely not a predicted member, being already married and of the author's generation. The sections on evaluating a potential spouse and preparing to stick with them were helpful. I also liked that he spoke logically and plainly about finances.
However, his tone and methods are less than winning, for those who may be skeptical. It's as if we should agree with him because he says things over and over and, by the way, because he's a pastor and has some experience. I'm sure he worked hard on this book, and his message comes from his heart. But when he quotes statistics he doesn't agree with, he should give some evidence to support his view. In addition, the scriptural exegesis seems sloppy at times.
While useful in some areas, more teaching Is needed to prepare for marriage. I would not recommend this apart from balancing works on the meaning of marriage and discerning and managing one's emotions.
May 22, 2012
I am so thrilled about reading this book. I got married to my high school sweetheart and I run a ministry online about purity, marriage, sex, etc. At first I wasn't really enjoying the book, but once I started reading the second chapter I agreed, found some new interesting insights, appreciated his boldness and devotion to follow scriptures while having a heart for young people longing to get married. If you are a teenager or a young adult, this is so important and helpful! Wish it was out when I was s teen! I highly recommend it! I will be writing a giant review of it soon on http://rubyeyedokapi.com if you want to find out more.
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June 22, 2016My wife and I read this book as we considered marriage not long after we were out of high school. We had just begun college the previous year, and desired to get married, but wanted to do so with as much education as we could get. We had some opposition from some family and friends who had bad experiences with young marriages, or did not share the same worldview as we did, and this helped us both to prepare for marriage and to prepare to have conversations with those who would not understand it the way we did. If you are young and considering marriage, or know someone who is, this might be the perfect book for you.
March 7, 2012
8 years ago, I married at the ripe ol' age of 18 (hubby was 21), so I appreciated this book. There were plenty of people who disagreed with us marrying, simply because we were young. I don't quite understand why marriage is so low on the priority list for society anymore, especially considering many of the reasons for waiting can CAUSE marital problems later on. God can absolutely bring two people together far before society's "checklist" has been met! I felt validated by this book, and it's nice to see an encouraging "guide" for others who are "young and in love!"
June 4, 2013
Excellent and thought-provoking!
August 4, 2015
Good advice about not putting off marriage if you've found the right person, even if some are telling you that you are too young.
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