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Have We Taught Teen Girls to Ignore Red Flags When Dating?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 26, 2021 | Parenting Teenagers, Preparing for Marriage

What happens when we tell girls that “boys will want to push your sexual boundaries”? We’re in the middle of our debunking series, where we look at things that are commonly taught in evangelical circles, and encourage the church to get it right!...

PODCAST: Can Parents Make it Harder for Their Kids to Marry Well?

by Rebecca Lindenbach | Jul 18, 2019 | Parenting Teenagers, Podcasts

It’s time for a new episode of the To Love, Honor and Vacuum podcast! I hope you all will listen, but if you don’t have time, I’ll have some links and rabbit trails below so you can read all you want as well! And consider this podcast...

10 Trends in the Purity Culture that I’m Watching

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 20, 2018 | Sex

The purity culture has been with us for a while–but some super interesting things are happening. And I want to share with you 10 trends that I’m keeping a watch on. But first–what is the purity culture? It’s hard to define exactly, but...

Ask Sheila: My Long Distance Boyfriend Won’t Propose

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 5, 2018 | Preparing for Marriage

What do you do if you’ve been dating someone for a long time–but he won’t propose? On Mondays I like to take a reader question and take a stab at answering it, and today’s is from a woman who has been dating a guy seriously for quite a few...

Top 10 Tips for Finding a Spouse in Your Forties

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 30, 2018 | Preparing for Marriage

If you’re in your 40s and you’re single, how do you find a spouse? To Love, Honor and Vacuum is a marriage blog, and I write mostly marriage advice. But many single women end up reading my blog. I also have others who have been in difficult marriages, who...

Reader Question: Why Don’t I Find Christian Men Attractive?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 29, 2018 | Preparing for Marriage

What do you do if you’re single, constantly around Christian men, and just don’t find yourself attracted to any of them? We’re starting a week for singles here at To Love, Honor and Vacuum, and today I want to tackle this question that just came in...