There are two big myths that our society accepts about singleness and dating. Myth #1 is the “marriage=completion” myth. It’s the idea that being married is superior to being single. The only truly fulfilled life (according to this myth) is being in a lifelong romantic relationship.
Closely related to that is Myth #2, the “right person” myth. This is at the core of every romantic comedy—the notion that your goal in life is to find that one perfect person, and if you ever do, everything will just fall in line. “Happily ever after” will follow naturally.
The problem with myths, of course, is that they simply aren’t true. And these two particularly lead to a lot of confusion and pain. In fact, Jesus himself (who was single!) rejected them both. And what he had to say instead was revolutionary then…and it’s revolutionary today.
