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Boy meets girl
First published 2000 · 247 pages
An earnest, faith-driven roadmap that trades the ambiguity of modern dating for the structured hope of biblical courtship.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like sitting down with an earnest, well-meaning youth pastor who desperately wants to save you from heartbreak. The pace is steady and conversational, blending personal anecdotes of early marriage with prescriptive pastoral advice. It wraps the reader in a wholesome, highly idealistic mood, offering a sanctuary from the chaotic ambiguity of modern dating culture. The emotional texture is one of hopeful anticipation mixed with a heavy sense of spiritual responsibility, emphasizing purity, intentionality, and divine guidance above all else. Its accessible, scripture-laden prose is designed to comfort and instruct, making it a defining text for conservative Christian singles seeking a structured, faith-based blueprint for romance, courtship, and eventual marriage.
- Mood
- hopeful
- wholesome
- reflective
- serious
- Tone
- earnest
- prescriptive
- encouraging
- didactic
- idealistic
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- intentional romance · purity and faith · seeking divine guidance · marriage preparation · traditional gender roles
- The writing
- The writing is conversational and accessible, blending personal memoir with pastoral advice and scriptural references.
- The arc
- The reader journeys from the anxiety and ambiguity of modern dating into a structured, hopeful vision of intentional courtship.
- Who it's for
- Conservative Christian singles seeking a faith-based, highly structured roadmap for navigating romance and preparing for marriage.
Content notes
- purity culture rhetoric
- traditional gender roles
- religious guilt/shame
About the book
I wrote Boy Meets Girl the year after I was married. It was a great chance to answer many of the questions that were raised by my first book, I Kissed Dating Goodbye. I know the last thing most singles want is more rules and, in Boy Meets Girl, I wanted to offer an alternative: an intentional, God-pleasing game plan for finding a future spouse. In the book, I discuss how biblical courtship (a healthy, joyous alternative to recreational dating) worked for me and my wife Shannon, to give an encouraging and practical example for readers wanting to pursue the possibility of marriage with someone they're serious about. This updated version includes a new foreword, a new chapter, an all-new "8 Great Courtship Conversations" section, and some updated material throughout. - Author.
Description from Open Library.
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