Goosebumps and Butterflies, Dating and the Teenager

Dating is a special time, which for the most part everyone looks forward to. Yet along with the anticipation, comes the questions. “Will I be able to find a date?” “How can I have a successful date?” “What do I do on a date?” “What if I mess up?” “What about kissing?” “What about sex?” These and hundreds more questions come to the mind. It’s a part of growing up! This is a marvelous time for you and I am happy for you… This little book is written especially for you because along with the excitement and joys that dating brings… frustrations, anxieties, self-doubts also come like an avalanche. Unforeseen emotional problems come like giant ‘sinkholes’ and seem to ‘swallow’ all hopes for fun without regret, making ‘mountains out of molehills.’ Life loses its balance and joy seems to get lost. Joy hoped for seems to melt away into tears on a lonely pillow.

The authors wrote this book after receiving cries for ‘help’ from pre-teens and teenagers alike, who found themselves terribly unprepared to play the “dating game” successfully. Parents will hopefully appreciate the help offered here because sometimes a ‘third-party’ is helpful. I am excited to present this book because the need is so great and the advice here is presented in a Christian context. It is my prayer, that this will be of some value to all concerned and provide some light and direction to a period of life, which at best is confusing for the teenagers of today. God bless you.