I'm one of those girls: I like hanging with the boys.
Whats the difference of exclusively dating/seeing each other and actually being girlfriend/boyfriend?
Does exclusively dating leave a gap to sleep with someone else without feeling guilty, because "oh its not like he/she is actually my bf/gf?
Rather she will see herself as remaining in the “same category” of friend/neighbour relationship with a new purpose (The new purpose being exploring the possibility of marriage).
It follows that she will not see herself as to her.
If you're a man lusting for a woman, but she's your best friend, make sure the lust is not fleeting.
This is because if it turns into a friends-with-benefits type of situation, it might lead to more or it might explode — and in either case, it is difficult to recover. If you feel an emotional bond with your best friend, and you feel that it is mutual and has potential to last 'forever'...
What is the difference between a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship involving two Christians and courting? I think one of the key differences can be summed up by a single word: ‘BELONGING’. When I passed by you again and saw you, behold, you were at the age for love, and I spread the corner of my garment over you and covered your nakedness; I made my vow to you and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Lord Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.
(Eph -32) Based on this understanding, when being courted, a girl will not see herself as being in a “new category” of relationship.
Rather she will see that she is simply exploring the possibility of marriage with a brother in Christ.
In contrast, on entering a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship, a man and women will see themselves as entering a “new category” of relationship.