Dating & Marriage

I read the responses to the 1 February 2024 and 1 January 2026 posts on masturbation. My struggle is my sex drive is considerably higher than my partner's. We spoke about it with each other and the reasons cited centre around being tired or busy.

My husband and I have been married for ten years. We are both Methodists. During this time, he has been abusive emotionally, verbally and physically. He has also been exhibiting aggressive behaviour and threatened my 5-year-old child.

I’d like to seek some pastoral wisdom regarding a friend’s fiancé. He is hesitant about baptism because he feels some baptism vows sound overly works-based and focused on human promises rather than faith in Christ alone.

Recently, my long-distance boyfriend of three years visited and planned to propose to me. He spoke to my mother to ask for her blessings, but she said she needed time to think and pray about it.

I have been married for three years after having a steady relationship for five years. Lately, my husband seems discontented with marriage and wants out.

I'm 15 and dating someone who insists our relationship stay completely private. After almost a year, we've barely spent time together because we don't want anyone to know.

Is it sinful or spiritually unhelpful to masturbate, if I think only of my wife when doing it and if I only do so infrequently? I am struggling because while the Bible seems silent on masturbation, the Apostle Paul says we ought not be controlled by anything.

My boyfriend and I are both Christians. However, he is more involved than I when it comes to serving the church. He spends 3-4 nights at church for meetings. We don’t get much time together because of this. I feel he may be better off dating someone with the same level of commitment.

I admire my co-worker very much. We talk about everything, even our Christian faith. The tricky bit is she has a boyfriend, and I have been very careful not to cross any boundaries.

I am trying to adhere to the principle that Christians should not be "unequally yoked". What should I do if I realise I've started developing feelings for someone who isn't a Christian? How do I draw the line between simply "hanging out" as friends and something more? Should I limit casual one-on-one dates to Christians only?

My husband and I are in our mid-30s and have been married for eight years. We are the only childless couple in our church community. He prefers our current lifestyle, is overseas half the month for work and is unlikely to change careers.

My boyfriend and I have been dating for seven years since we were 18 years old. I am pretty sure I would agree to marry him if he were to propose. But lately, I sense that he has no interest in getting married and settling down ...