Situation: Damon was a most ordinary guy whom you would never notice in a crowd. He was slightly short, slightly chubby, and half bald. He was divorced, in his mid-forties, and ready to date again. Damon had gone to his church's singles 'mixers' and was totally discouraged. He said that some of the women wouldn't even dance with him.
I chuckled and told Damon, "Look, Damon, don't give up. I predict you will be married long before my college-age daughters. You are decent, kind, clean, intelligent, hard-working, plus you have a good job. You won't have any problems. Just hang in there. I know because your generation isn't afraid of commitments."
Lessons learned: In dating, no matter what our ages are, we need to be patient. The reality is that men have fewer problems dating. But women can't give up hope!
Outcome: This prediction turned out to come true. The following year, I attended Damon's wedding to Erin, a lovely woman in the same situation as he was, in the same church's singles mixer group. That was over 20 years ago and they are still married.
Help us learn patience, Lord, we pray, in all our endeavors!
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