people in succession without any serious assessment of whether marriage is a possibility? Surely, you think, this can do no harm. Here are a few further points: » Remember the amount of time and energy required for going out. Could the time and energy that is used on a series of (perhaps) short-term relationships be better spent with a whole range of needy or supportive friends or other work for God’s Kingdom? » You may think of a relationship as short term, but does your boy/girlfriend think the