{"id":43419,"date":"2025-06-05T00:35:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T06:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=43419"},"modified":"2025-06-05T22:22:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T04:22:04","slug":"when-to-get-engaged-episode-905","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/podcast\/when-to-get-engaged-episode-905\/","title":{"rendered":"When to Get Engaged: Episode 905"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Motivation for starting over, plus a marriage expert says when to tie the knot, and balancing Christian community with non-Christian friends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Featured musical artist: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sf.fotf.com\/jj3tx2\"><b>David Dunn<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Roundtable: National Start Over Day<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A breakup. A job layoff. An unmet goal. When failure, loss and disappointment happen, sometimes the best thing you can do is press reset. Today is National Start Over Day, and if you need a second (or third, fourth or fifth) chance, you\u2019ll be encouraged by our guests\u2019 stories as they share what it\u2019s like to start over when life knocks you down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sf.fotf.com\/6ek8gr\"><b>Send Us Your Show Ideas<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sf.fotf.com\/n697rr\"><b>Leave Us a Voicemail<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sf.fotf.com\/hoj78r\"><b>Link to Counseling Services\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Culture: Is It Time to Propose?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some people date for years, others for only a few months. There\u2019s not a one-size-fits-all approach to moving toward marriage, but there is wisdom in knowing when to get engaged. What should you know about your boyfriend or girlfriend? About yourself? How can you tell the difference between cold feet and red flags? Bob Paul is a marriage therapist with both expertise and cautionary tales aplenty. He\u2019ll help you parse out what you must know before deciding to tie the knot.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i><\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/donate.focusonthefamily.com\/don-boundless-2025-06-05?refcd=2290502\"><b><i>Ready to Wed: 12 Ways to Start a Marriage You\u2019ll Love\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sf.fotf.com\/ro8zod\"><b>Link To Hope Restored\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3igh9nyqKTs\"><b>Watch This Segment on YouTube<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.focusonthefamily.com\/empowered-to-love\/?refcd=2290502\"><b><i>Empowered to Love: Discovering Your God-Given Power to Create a Marriage You Both Love\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Inbox: Balancing Christian vs. Non-Christian Friends<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do you know if you\u2019re spending enough time with your Christian friends? How about your non-Christian friends and neighbors? Lisa Anderson weighs in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sf.fotf.com\/ttzcjl\"><b>Find us on YouTube\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Motivation for starting over, plus a marriage expert says when to tie the knot, and balancing Christian community with non-Christian friends.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43419","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","hentry","category-being-single","category-relationships"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>When to Get Engaged: Episode 905 - Boundless<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Motivation for starting over, plus a marriage expert says when to tie the knot, and balancing Christian community with non-Christian friends.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/podcast\/when-to-get-engaged-episode-905\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"When to Get Engaged: Episode 905\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Motivation for starting over, plus a marriage expert says when to tie the knot, and balancing Christian community with non-Christian friends.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/podcast\/when-to-get-engaged-episode-905\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Boundless\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/boundless.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-06T04:22:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/podcast\/when-to-get-engaged-episode-905\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/podcast\/when-to-get-engaged-episode-905\/\",\"name\":\"When to Get Engaged: Episode 905 - Boundless\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-05T06:35:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-06T04:22:04+00:00\",\"description\":\"Motivation for starting over, plus a marriage expert says when to tie the knot, and balancing Christian community with non-Christian friends.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/podcast\/when-to-get-engaged-episode-905\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/podcast\/when-to-get-engaged-episode-905\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/podcast\/when-to-get-engaged-episode-905\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Podcast Episodes\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/podcast\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"When to Get Engaged: Episode 905\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/\",\"name\":\"Boundless\",\"description\":\"Find your place. 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