In this episode, Matt Pana and Alanis Vega discuss finding balance in Catholic dating by emphasizing intentionality, active discernment, and recognizing the dignity of the other person, while addressing the pressures from both secular and Catholic cultures.

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⏰ Timecodes ⏰

00:00 INTRODUCTION

01:54 INTRODUCE TOPIC OF FIRST DATES

02:49 FIRST DATES INITIAL THOUGHTS

03:38 BASIC FOUNDATION OF A DATE

04:36 MARRIAGE PRESSURE

05:59 DISNEY IDEA OF DATING

06:36 PERSONAL EXPERIENCE DATING

07:44 ANALYSIS PARALYSIS

08:04 DISCERNMENT AND GOD'S WILL

09:09 COMMUNITY AND SPIRITUAL DIRECTION

10:03 USING PEOPLE AS A MEANS TO AN END

12:10 THE PRESSURE ON MEN

13:49 Scapulars.com

14:35 Verbum

15:23 HOW TO PURSUE A WOMAN

17:18 INTENTIONALITY IN DATING

18:19 MAKE IT CLEAR IT IS A "DATE"

20:28 ACTIVE DISCERNMENT

22:31 THE RISK OF REJECTION

23:11 VIEW THE OTHER AS A CHILD OF GOD

23:48 PASSIVITY VS SEEKING ATTENTION

24:53 FLESH OF MY FLESH

26:31 DO THE INNER WORK FIRST

27:24 GENDER ROLES

28:10 IMMATURITY IN DATING

29:39 GOLD IS TESTED IN THE FIRE

30:06 CONCLUSION