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Hi and welcome back to the Coffee and Bible Time podcast.

This is Ellen, your host.

And today I have with me Taylor. Welcome, Taylor. In today's episode, Taylor and I are going to be

getting real about relationships. We're going to talk about sharing the biggest, the lessons that

God has taught us through dating, heartbreak, and growth, from mistakes that we've made

to truths in scripture that have helped shaved our hearts. This is going to be a conversation

about love, faith, and trusting God through it all. There may be some of you out there who are wondering about finding that special

one or wondering if your relationship is headed in the right direction, well, then this episode is

for you. We'll talk about navigating new relationships, spotting red flags, and the things no one told us about in engagement in marriage.

Relationships aren't easy, but they're often where we grow the most.

So whether you're dating, engaged, married, or would like to be, we are so glad that you're here.

Grab a cup of coffee and come join us.

Well, Tay, let's start out by sharing just a little bit about some of our own personal experiences.

Why don't you give us just a snapshot of what your relationship experiences have

been like? Yeah, that's a great question. So I was single all the way up through when I went to

college. I was single my freshman year. I think the first guy ever dated was my sophomore

year. I want to say, I wasn't desperate to find somebody in high school. I think I did always have

the mentality of like you kind of date for marriage and I just didn't want to mess with, you know,

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