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Am I Falling in Love? Infatuation, dating, love, and God’s plan for marriage
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ne day, my 13-year-old son asked me to pick him up from school early as basketball practice had been cancelled. When I asked him why, he replied, “Oh, Mum, it’s Valentine’s Day! Some of the boys asked Coach to cancel practice so that they could spend time with their girlfriends.”
I realised this was an opportunity to start a conversation on this topic. But to avoid turning it into a lecture, I asked him about his friends and their girlfriends, before finally asking, “When do you think is a good time to have a girlfriend?” 11
