Single Friends

Last night we had an out of town, over night guest who is dating a single friend of ours. This is the second time in as many months that we are a testing ground for new found friendship. Both times, with both friends, our role has been a combination of looking for red flags, checking out how the guy treats our single friend and analyzing, oh, anything about him we choose to explore. This ranges from spiritual gifting and spiritual maturity, to sensitivity to others, listening ability, competitive spirit, and perfectionism. This weekend sure was more relaxed than the other one. I think it was because these two have had quite bit of conversation and are in the process of deepening their relationship. The previous weekend had been an e-harmony connection and the two had only met for coffee one time previous to us meeting him. Long distance relationships can sure be difficult to cultivate!