Boundaries With the Opposite Sex - Part Two

Show notes

About This Episode In part two of Boundaries With the Opposite Sex, we get practical. We share the specific boundaries we keep to protect our marriage, from not being alone with someone of the opposite sex in a house or car to how we handle social media, messages and even doctor's appointments. Then we answer your questions about close friendships, work relationships, praying with the opposite sex and the Billy Graham rule. Maybe your spouse isn't at this place yet, and that's okay; it's a growing process, and we are walking this out day by day too. We pray this starts a healthy conversation between you and your spouse, and if your heart is already here, walk it out and fervently pray for your spouse's heart.

About Aaron & Jennifer Smith Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.

In This Episode Never alone in private — why we avoid being alone in a house or car with the opposite sex. Open communication — copying each other on messages. Social media boundaries — why Aaron unfollowed every woman on his personal accounts. Everyday situations — doctor's appointments, massages and other practical choices. Opposite-sex friendships — answering your questions about close friends. The Billy Graham rule — boundaries for pastors and at work. Praying with the opposite sex — why we recommend accountability or another person present. Two questions to ask your spouse — how does this relationship make you feel, and would you like it to be different?

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