I read an interesting article in the AJC yesterday about the rise in single women choosing to stay single. Article here. While driving James to the train station and Selah to work this morning my favorite morning show- V-103, spoke about the same topic:
Why are women choosing to be single?
As I sat down to began completing my book proposal for a christian romance novel, I stopped to wonder. If 70% of black women are unmarried and 50% of American women unmarried, then why are romance novels still popular? More importantly, since marriage is like the cornerstone for christian romance novels, will these statistics change the way we write romance novels?
I am single, albeit in the process of a reconciliation with Selah's father. But honestly, I am fine being single. In a perfect world we would just date each other and raise Selah together :) Yeah, I said it. Marriage is hard work. Maybe we have too much to deal with then losing ourselves in marriage. I don't know. So I'm asking you.
My main character is caught in a love triangle, but she really is trying to get away from romance to discover who she is. Is there something wrong with that? Is that a non-Christian thing to do?
Dee
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Is it a non Christian thing to do? No, I don't think so. Even the Apostle Paul said it was better to remain single so we could devote our efforts to the cause of Christ.
Todd, I forgot about that. Thanks. :)
Hmm wow. God makes some of us be single to find ourselves I think. I did not personally choose to be single for this long but in the process God has shown me he can take care of me by himself and he is building me up as a person and filling my life with activities from ministry to time w/ friends. For me there is nobody to date that I feel I should date so I kind of thought it interesing to find people are choosing to stay single.
Many single people are looking for love in a partner, but they will only find that love through Christ. I think remaining single and falling more in love with Christ throughout your lifetime would be a wonderful way to live. I am married, but when I was single I found the love that I was longing for in Christ...after many disappointments through men.
I'd like to read your book. Let us know when it's out. I could add you to my page: www.christianromancenovel.com
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