To expand your contacts and your circle of friends:

• Join a church group or enroll in an educational or personal interest course.

• Get involved in sports activities, or charity-sponsored runs or walks.

• Let family and friends know that you are interested in meeting someone.

Do you have to push yourself? Yes! Does networking often prove successful? Yes!

Another way that is becoming more popular is to use an introduction service such as CatholicMatch.com - the #1 Ranked website for single Catholics



In your efforts to meet a person with shared values, don't forget to pray for God's guidance.

Tell Jesus what your heart is feeling. Ask Him to help you find that special person... one with whom you can share your life and your love of Christ. Trust Him to answer your prayers in a way that is best for you.

Shared Christian values don't always guarantee success, but are an excellent starting point for forming a relationship. Here is a helpful book. The Exclamation: The Wise Choice of a Spouse for Catholic Marriage

If you don't meet a Catholic, but you do meet someone who is a good human being, then ask the Lord for guidance. The Lord has a special love for people of good will. Often He is waiting to shower blessings on such a person. Usually the success of the relationship will depend on your good example.

It is always wise to seek advice from those you trust.
Before making a commitment, welcome the advice of family and close friends. Often they can spot problems, which a person in love might blindly miss.

Sometimes a person marries because they feel sorry for the other person. Sometimes a person is pressured into marrying by the other person, or by family members. These marriages seldom work out.

If there is a possibility of a serious relationship, check the background of the person. If you have doubts, don't rush things. Often, time reveals much.

Should couples try living together before getting married? This is not an good way to determine whether a marriage relationship would work. It's like a summer job: when the going gets rough, you can easily bail out.

The Church offers you a marriage preparation course.
My sister and her fiance attended a marriage preparation course. By the second session, they both knew it wouldn't work and marriage preparations were cancelled. The course had prevented much future unhappiness.

Couples who have taken the course say that it has been a "wonderful experience" and a "great help" in making their marriage a success.

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