Why is Finding ‘Mr. Right’ so Difficult? Real-World Christian Singles Sound Off in Groundbreaking New Book
Book examines a new cultural phenomenon within the Christian demographic—the existence of thousands of attractive, datable women who want to get married but find themselves in a maddening catch-22. The pool of men they look to for mates either aren’t asking or they’re waiting so long to get married that when they do finally go wife-hunting, they shop in the ten- to fifteen-years-younger category, bypassing similar-aged women who are still looking for mates.
Eugene, OR, April 01, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Being single and Christian in today’s world often feels like life in The Twilight Zone—everyone’s supposed to be “happy, happy, happy,” but secretly most Christian singles yearn to find “the one” and kiss the dating scene goodbye. After an Internet poll of more than 100 singles, author A.J. Kiesling discovered what real men and women think about the opposite sex, those attitudes and thoughts they wish they could tell the man or woman across the room—without any awkward results.
“The most amazing finding from my survey was that out of 120 singles—both men and women—not one answered ‘no’ to the question: ‘Do you want to be married someday?’” says Kiesling. “The problem is not a lack of desire for marriage, but overcoming the obstacles that get in our way of finding (and pursuing) each other in a timely manner.”
In her new book Where Have All the Good Men Gone? (Harvest House, March), Kiesling reveals how there are more singles now than any other time in this nation’s history. While this reflects an abundance of “available” men, why are so many Christian women who desire marriage still going through their lives alone? Kiesling’s personal experience, extensive research, and candid interviews with single men and women help readers discover:
· the influence of sex, feminism, expectations, and other factors on this trend
· what men and women want in a mate and why candidates often fall short
· why there are so many non-marrying men
· how to date in a godly, intentional way while continuing to develop oneself
“We need to uncross the signals we send the opposite sex,” adds Kiesling. “For instance, Christian women’s No. 1 complaint is that single Christian men ‘won’t step up to the plate’ and ask them out. But the men countered, ‘Don’t have such high expectations of us!’ and lamented that so many women only want to be friends or go for the bad-boy type. Somewhere in all this miscommunication we have to find a middle ground.”
This fascinating and revealing look at an often glossed-over topic is filled with personal stories, observations from real-world singles, and Kiesling’s insight and compassion to help women understand their choices, their desires, and God’s heart for their whole lives.
A.J. Kiesling is the author of more than a dozen books including the newly released novel Skizzer and Jaded: Hope for Believers Who Have Given Up on Church but Not on God. She has worked in the Christian publishing industry since 1985 as a magazine and industry news editor and a regular contributor to Publishers Weekly, reporting on spirituality trends and religion book publishing.
Print quality images to accompany this press release are available in digital format. Available images are: cover art, author photo, Harvest House logo.
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“The most amazing finding from my survey was that out of 120 singles—both men and women—not one answered ‘no’ to the question: ‘Do you want to be married someday?’” says Kiesling. “The problem is not a lack of desire for marriage, but overcoming the obstacles that get in our way of finding (and pursuing) each other in a timely manner.”
In her new book Where Have All the Good Men Gone? (Harvest House, March), Kiesling reveals how there are more singles now than any other time in this nation’s history. While this reflects an abundance of “available” men, why are so many Christian women who desire marriage still going through their lives alone? Kiesling’s personal experience, extensive research, and candid interviews with single men and women help readers discover:
· the influence of sex, feminism, expectations, and other factors on this trend
· what men and women want in a mate and why candidates often fall short
· why there are so many non-marrying men
· how to date in a godly, intentional way while continuing to develop oneself
“We need to uncross the signals we send the opposite sex,” adds Kiesling. “For instance, Christian women’s No. 1 complaint is that single Christian men ‘won’t step up to the plate’ and ask them out. But the men countered, ‘Don’t have such high expectations of us!’ and lamented that so many women only want to be friends or go for the bad-boy type. Somewhere in all this miscommunication we have to find a middle ground.”
This fascinating and revealing look at an often glossed-over topic is filled with personal stories, observations from real-world singles, and Kiesling’s insight and compassion to help women understand their choices, their desires, and God’s heart for their whole lives.
A.J. Kiesling is the author of more than a dozen books including the newly released novel Skizzer and Jaded: Hope for Believers Who Have Given Up on Church but Not on God. She has worked in the Christian publishing industry since 1985 as a magazine and industry news editor and a regular contributor to Publishers Weekly, reporting on spirituality trends and religion book publishing.
Print quality images to accompany this press release are available in digital format. Available images are: cover art, author photo, Harvest House logo.
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