Yes, Christians Can Use Dating Apps (with Ruth Cuthbert)

Let's get over our dating app stigma and start swiping right to the glory of God. Single Christians should do this, if they so desire and if their conscience allows it, as long as they do so with Biblical principles in mind. We're joined by Ruth Cuthbert, who shares her wisdom on navigating the world of Christian & non-Christian dating apps.

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:30 - Dating Apps Are...
• 4:10 - Ruth's Experience & Single Stigma
• 7:20 - Joel's Experience & Single Stigma
• 14:50 - How should Christians navigate dating apps?
• 19:30 - What NOT to do & ghosting
• 24:56 - Vulnerability, taking breaks, and checking your heart
• 27:40 - How to go from texting to friends to dating to marriage
• 35:22 - Predictive AI and Dating Apps
• 39:31 - Setting expectations for the "ideal" spouse
• 45:00 - Bots and Final Advice

Links:

- How To Get A Date Worth Keeping - https://www.amazon.ca/How-Get-Date-Worth-Keeping/dp/0310262658

- Andrew's former employer - Plum - https://www.plum.io/

- Skepticism about eHarmony's predictive algorithm - https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/12/science/skepticism-as-eharmony-defends-its-matchmaking-algorithm.html

- Modern Romance - https://www.amazon.ca/Modern-Romance-Aziz-Ansari/dp/0143109251

- Research on how starring for 5+ minutes increases attraction - https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/style/modern-love-to-fall-in-love-with-anyone-do-this.html

- Tim & Kathy Keller interview #1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ0AcJU4wAo&ab_channel=GordonConwell

- Tim & Kathy Keller interview #2 - https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/podcasts/gospelbound/tim-and-kathy-keller-share-the-secret-of-a-great-marriage/