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Articles and advice on friendship and dating for single Christians to help them meet others, date successfully and find a wonderful partner. Our blog focuses on dating and relationship advice with tips for single Christians from friendsfirst’s founder Katharine Gray and other guest bloggers.
Bumps in the Road
Bumps in the Road By Sheila Jacobs Near where I live, there are hay meadows. In the spring the grass is lush and green, but the summer comes, and the long grass is cut and baled. One year, during a cancer scare, I remember sitting on one of those bales and watching...
D is for Dump
D IS FOR DUMP We could write so much on the word ‘Dump’. Dumping an unsuitable boyfriend or girlfriend immediately comes to mind (which many, myself included, find or have found to be hard to do) but as Christians I hope we would not use the word ‘dump’ – no one likes...
Objective Friends
A close friend of mine has finally decided to buy a horse. Her experience has reminded me so much of the dating journey….it’s been interesting to see the ups and downs she’s faced and how she is managing, but also to see how having a friend standing with her in this...
Profiles
Q&A on Profiles Steve in Cornwall asks…. Why do some of the members, whose profiles I receive, already have my information and some not? Will you send me details of other people’s profiles if they contact me, before I receive their details? Sarah says….. This is a...
Don’t get a Reply
WHY DON’T I GET A REPLY? Here is a heart felt letter received from a member about how they feel when they do not get a response from their first contact with someone. Please read it and take note “It had taken a while for me to get into the right head space to step...
Character
C is for CHARACTER When you are searching for a soul mate, THE most important thing you should be looking for is CHARACTER. But strangely character never seems to come high up on people’s lists when you ask them what their ideal partner is going to be like. We have...
The Chosen
The Chosen Do you watch a lot of television? I was about to tell you I don’t but with what follows I’m not sure I can say that anymore. I am always amazed at the number of shows, films and general entertainment that I hear my friends and colleagues talking about. I...
Wild at Heart
Book recommendation: Wild at Heart By John Eldredge Eldredge claims that men are bored; they fear risk, they refuse to pay attention to their deepest desires. He challenges Christian men to return to what he characterizes as authentic masculinity without resorting to...
Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman’s Soul
Book recommendations: Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman’s Soul by John and Stasi Eldregde Every woman was once a little girl. And every little girl holds in her heart her most precious dreams. She longs to be swept up into a romance, to play an...
Book recommendation: Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life
Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life by Tish Harrison Warren In the overlooked moments and routines of our day, we can become aware of God's presence in surprising ways. How do we embrace the sacred in the ordinary and the ordinary in the sacred?...
What is a video profile
What is a video profile and how do I do one? A video profile is pretty much what it says on the tin. Rather than a written profile which introduces you to other members, a video profile does the same thing but on video. Our video profiles are ‘detailed’ on a person’s...
How to make a Long-distance relationship work
How to make a long-distance relationship work If you’re searching for a Christian for a long-term relationship, then the pool you’re ‘fishing’ in is smaller than if finding a Christian wasn’t part of your criteria. With a smaller pool then, you will have to expand the...
How to Love God
How to Love God But whoever loves God is known by God.- 1 Corinthians 8:3 It’s a simple thing to say you love God but harder to reflect that love in the way you live. And there’s a big difference between loving God in the best way you know how and loving Him in the...
Scammed and scammers
Scams and Scammers – Be Warned and Prepared We’ve all heard of people being scammed – the news is full of it. Pension scams, banking scams and very often dating scams. I consider myself to be intelligent and scam aware. But I have been scammed within my own dating...
Careful Building!
Careful Building! By Sheila Jacobs I love the spring – it’s my favourite time of year! It holds such promise after the cold, dismal winter months. When I see the daffodils nodding their heads in parks and gardens, and the buds on my flowering cherry, I get excited....
B is for Beauty
B is for Beauty The second letter of the alphabet B and the second of our dating attributes stands for BEAUTY. Now I am sure men reading this will be thinking “Yes’! Beauty is a very important criterion for me – a woman must be beautiful if I am to contact her.” And...
God’s Perfect Timing
Many things in daily life can remind us how important God's timing can be. We had some long-term guests move out of our house a few weeks ago, and as I was cleaning their room I found an orchid plant that looked pretty dead. I was about to throw it out when my husband...
The Primacy of Love
The Primacy of Love by Ilia Delio Our book recommendation In an age of anxiety where reason is deified, what is the role of love? This short book centralizes love as the core reality of all cosmic life. From the cosmological to the theological dimensions of existence,...
Katharine Gray
friendsfirst's founder and Director
I’m Katharine, founder of friendsfirst, the UK’s longest running, and largest off-line, Christian friendship and introduction agency. My amazing team and I provide direct coaching, personal support and introductions to single Christians in the UK and Ireland.
Hundreds of people have married through friendsfirst and many babies have been born, including triplets!
I have a huge passion and energy for life, believing that life is a wonderful gift from God that should be lived to its fullest. When I’m not matchmaking, I like to live on the edge by riding sport horses and leaping large hedges.
I’m happily married to someone who’s completely different to my wish list and I count my blessings every day that he asked me to tie the knot!
I believe God will bring the right person into your life at the right time. If they aren’t there, God hasn’t finished yet…
