{"id":38023,"date":"2022-12-29T01:00:11","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T08:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=38023"},"modified":"2022-12-28T11:40:12","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T18:40:12","slug":"how-to-have-an-amazing-first-date-episode-778","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/podcast\/how-to-have-an-amazing-first-date-episode-778\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Have an Amazing First Date: Episode 778"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>How to Have an Amazing First Date: Episode 778<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ideas for a successful first date, plus popular misconceptions about dating, and the dangers of\u00a0 seeing every guy as a potential spouse. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Featured musical artist:\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.austinstoneworship.com\/\"><b>Austin Stone Worship\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Roundtable: First Date Strategies for Success<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019re going on a first date! Just the thought sparks more questions than answers. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will we have a good conversation? Will he be a gentleman? Is she who I think she is?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To help make your first date experience better, we brought in a group of friends to share some dos and don&#8217;ts for making a good first impression, infusing fun into whatever you do, having a meaningful interaction, and determining whether a second date is a good idea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Culture: Common Misconceptions About Dating and Marriage<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last spring, Boundless\u2019 show engineer, Alex Seeley, got married. For he and his wife, Megan, it\u2019s been a fun and eye-opening journey of learning to adjust to married life. Looking back on their dating days, Alex and Megan share common myths people believe about dating and marriage (they even admit a myth or two that tripped them up). We\u2019ll discuss dating choices, being \u201ctoo picky,\u201d maturity in marriage, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/roots.castos.com\/podcasts\/33943\/episodes\/ep-18-debunking-popular-misconceptions-about-dating-and-marriage?refcd=1595601\"><b><i>Roots Episode: Debunking Popular Myths About Dating and Marriage\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/relationships\/busting-10-christian-dating-myths\/?refcd=1595601\"><b><i>Busting 10 Christian Dating Myths\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Inbox: Not Every Man Is a Potential Mate\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can she stop viewing every cute guy as a potential spouse? It\u2019s making her kind of crazy, and she wants more balance in the way she approaches the men she meets. 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