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 The Rules of Engagement: The rules that govern the initiation of relationships.

1. You must be a man. A boy is a person who is not taking responsibility for himself. You must be a man spiritually, socially and financially.
2. You must know your purpose in life. Know what you represent. Look for someone that fits into your purpose. What moves you to marry a woman is a cause: A purpose. A mission. What will you be accomplishing together apart from having children?
3. You must have a timeline for when  you want to get married. Be sure you want to get married.
4. Until a man has said he wants to marry you, you are just like any other girl.
5. Never give the privileges of marriage in courtship. When you see something you don't like, don't be under pressure, you can pull out. Don't broadcast your relationship to the whole world until it is necessary.
6. Never operate any relationship in secrecy. Prov 11:4
7. Don't broadcast your relationship to the public immediately. 
8. Never follow a man to his people when he has not seen your people. 
9. Never cohabit with a man or woman before marriage. 
10. Deemphasize the container and emphasize or focus on the content. Look for a wife that you will make beautiful, don't look for a beauty queen you will have to teach character. Prov 31:30
11. Neve lose your spiritual life in the name of courtship. Any relationship taking you away from God should be dropped.  

1. Fear of commitment
2. Fear of divorce
3. The need to protect individual wealth
4. The desire to maintain names as they are
5. The fear of being tied down
6. Haunted by marriages that ended badly
7. A belief that marriage is a kind of limitation

As a single, you need instructions in the area of marriage. Get involved in service. Be involved. 

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