I hear you both. The current crop of young women in post-Christian America is horrifying. Mine are older than yours, and among myself and my women friends, there have been several wrecked marriages and trashed engagements that have broken our sons’ hearts because the women were unfaithful, many within months of the large, expensive engagements or weddings. These “have it all" feminism-tainted college women met someone else at work or online...
I notice from watching the Duggars on tv that they appear to have a network of other families with similar values regarding virginity, courtship and marriage. I am not a fan of the Duggar parents’ personalities, and it’s clear they had a problem of naivete with their oldest son, but for what it’s worth...
Maybe there are homeschool associations near where you live that would have promising young girls and boys coming up, and you could have family get-togethers with their families. Just a thought... You also might explore whether your church can find good study units for young teenagers to prepare them for marriage, since they start being sexualized by the culture even younger than that. Any way to start them off with at least a textbook idea of the issues, in addition to your good example.
Megan, your essay is just wonderful. May God bless your family profoundly.
My son met and dated another homeschooling girl.
Bright intelligent,with a great future and a wish to courtship.
Went to a private catholic school, when her desire to be in the world crashed into her family values. She decided to go into the world bigly. She wanted a family and home life, but wanted work in international law in Washington. She wanted my son to be a leader, and at the same time dictated when and where they were going to live and that he would quit his job and follow her, with out a wedding.
He refused because he wanted to discuss it with her. Now she has him in court for harassment, and her father, a big deal, has been harassing our family and threatened me with arrest, fortunately the officer involved, realized the situation and stepped down.
Never do I recommend one of those nice Christian girls to him. I tell him to go East. He would if he wasn’t so partial to blondes.
Thank you Albion Wilde for your thoughtful response and good advice. May God bless you and your family, and this nation at this important time.