in thread "Was "going steady" a positive or negative": There seems to be a lot of ways to arrange courtship and marriage, many of which work, and any of which can fail. Steady girlfriends does introduce this weird limbo state of half-marriage that doesn't have obvious teleology, and is suspect for that reason.... 1y ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 6.1 6.1 1.3 1.3 There seems to be a (view hidden) log in to judge received 6.1 6.1 1.3 1.3 I'll do an extended sequence of effortposts on it some time then. 1y ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 2.9 2.9 1.3 1.3 I'll do an extended (view hidden) log in to judge received 2.9 2.9 1.3 1.3 This all seems very wise, and while I can even imagine being persuaded by such arguments when I was a teenager, I can't imagine taking them from some ponderous book that talked about God. Books of wisdom, and theology, seem to be something for mature men, ... 12mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 5.3 5.3 This all seems very (view hidden) log in to judge received 5.3 5.3