Dating & Relationships

When couples who met on Christian Connection get in touch to share their stories we love to know how they first began to connect in person. What did they choose to do on their first date? What hobbies or interests did they share that made their dating journey fun and unique? What became their ‘go to’ activities or places as their relationship developed? We’ve learned of so many great #MetOnCC date ideas, we’ve created a blog series to share them! Here are the ABCs of tried and tested, real life Christian Connection couples’ dating ideas, to get started…

Do you know where you’re heading? Do you know what you’d like your future to look like, what shape you’d like your life to take? Clarifying your hopes and dreams for the coming years is a key step as you look for love and consider committing to a relationship, while dating with the future in mind will ensure you choose someone with whom you are aligned. Taking time now to become clear on your dreams and work out what questions you might want to ask potential partners will set you on the right track for the future.

Christian Connection turns 25 this year, and we couldn’t be more excited to share this journey with such a wonderful community.

In that quarter of a century, countless new connections, marriages, friendships formed, babies born, community groups gathered, and so much more have started right here.

Our original vision still drives us today – to create a space specifically for single Christians to find and keep a life-long connection with someone who shares their faith.

So, to say thank you for making Christian Connection so special, we’re giving away some exciting little extras this year. Wherever you are on your Christian Connection journey, there’s something here for you!

Here’s to the next 25 years! There’s so much more to come 🥂

For Christians, Lent is a time of sacrifice. A time of going without or giving something up in order to focus on the Lord ahead of Easter. The Bible tells us Jesus went 40 days in the wilderness without food to spend time with God, and as Christians we can also look at how to work from this model to be more open to what the Lord is saying to us. Just as Jesus gave up everything for us at the cross, we can also sacrifice something in return. But sometimes there are practical reasons why we can’t give up certain things. Instead, we can look at what we can start this Lent – use Lent to start something new, something positive to grow closer to God.

When I first met my husband, we weren’t friends. We met online, and as we got to know each other and realised we liked each other, we decided to start dating. This meant that, effectively, we were dating whilst we were still strangers. But we wanted friendship to be the foundation of our relationship, so we started building our friendship foundation whilst dating. We’ve been married 8 years now and we’re still working on that friendship – it’s a journey.

“Rob and Andrea had on-off been part of Christian Connection for a number of years, both with a conviction to meet a faithful Christian partner, but in April 2023 Andrea had re-signed up to give online dating “one final go”. She had met a few people in the past but they hadn’t worked out, but this time Andrea spotted a guy hosting regular online meetups of Zoom Karaoke and, having looked on his profile, gave him a “wave”…

“If music be the food of love, play on.” wrote William Shakespeare. Music has the power to be inspiring, emotive, and moving, as well as fun and cheering. Whether you’re looking for a first date with a fun soundtrack or a special outing to make memories, there are lots of enjoyable musical date ideas that can help you be in tune with each other. Music can set a scene and create memories. Music is so linked to love, the great romantics among us have even been known to serenade their potential mates! It’s a feast for the senses; listening to it can be intimate and mood changing, as well as joyful and releasing.

Have you ever tried watching a movie without the score playing? It’s empty, dry and just not the same. The sweeping violins, gentle flute and tinkling piano of a romantic film all help to create an atmosphere and take you on a journey. Music is a language in itself. It’s personal, inspiring and sentimental. It’s a wonderful time traveller, creating and sparking memories. Most importantly in dating, it’s something to bond over: music and dating go together! My husband is a musician and a talented composer – funnily enough, I fell in love with his music before I even met him on Christian Connection. He even composed a theme for me that we walked down the aisle to at our wedding. Music can add so much to your dating life!