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I Never Wanted To Be Divorced
When it comes to “relationships,” women tend to throw more of their time, energy, and even money into the ring to keep things “just right.” Chances are, you are one of these women, and chances are, all of your efforts are going to waste. Catherine Gates, Director of… Read More
Is This Why Relationships Fail?
If you had three seconds to state your most important relationship, what would you come up with? If you're married, it would likely be your spouse. Single? Maybe your best friend, sibling, or even parent. No matter which life stage you're in, "relationship" is an evident… Read More
My Crowd-Sourced Marriage
Sharla Langston had a unique journey to finding her husband at the age of 50. Find out the secret to her success! ------ 4word: What made you want to minister to single Christians looking to marry? Sharla: Having married for the first time at 50, I don’t… Read More
No Flirting at the Water Cooler
What’s the big deal about flirting at work? When men and women working together in close quarters day in and day out, we expect some flirting to happen, and many people consider it “harmless.” Others openly advocate in favor of flirting to get what you want. But flirting… Read More
Why No Second Dates?
Picture this scene, and maybe it's one that is familiar to you. A woman is getting ready to go on a date. It’s a first date. She is an extremely capable businesswoman. She is strong. She is assertive. AND like some women, she is nervous and a little… Read More
Quagmire of Office Dating
Should you date someone at the office? Maybe! We've seen some fabulous relationships develop.....AND we've seen it go horribly wrong and crumble into a hot mess. It depends on several things. If you are a bright, career-minded woman with a job you love at a solid company,… Read More
Dating, Sex and Jesus
Does God really expect you to save sex for marriage? This week regular guest writer Stacy Repult opens up about her experience with Christian dating and the “S-word.” I so appreciate her openness and candor as she tackles this touchy subject. I hope you find her story encouraging.… Read More
Your Questions Answered: What’s Beyond “I Love Him”? Three Reasons I Married My Husband
This week I’m answering this question submitted by a reader via Facebook: In the Today’s Christian Woman article “When Your World Collapses,” you indicate that every woman should answer three questions before getting married: Why am I getting married? Why am I marrying this man? … Read More
Getting Engaged
After four plus decades of being single and going through all the ups and downs of dating, I amazingly met the man I was meant to be with, fell in love and even more amazingly, got engaged last November. Waiting for God’s best was full of difficult lessons.… Read More
The Reality of Prince Charming
Meet Kellie Hill: Senior Project Manager at CBRE. In addition to meeting the demands of a successful and growing career, Kellie is engaged to be married to her Prince, Brian. She won’t call him her Prince Charming though. Kellie explains: ----- 4word: Tell us a little bit about Brian.… Read More
How to Tell If You’re Dating For Keeps
Is the guy you’re dating a guy you could (or should) marry? Don’t worry, even if you’re not in a relationship yet, it’s not too early to start thinking this through, and it actually might be better to come up with a plan before those warm fuzzy feelings… Read More
Single on Valentines?
Diane wrote Monday abouttrusting God's timing when it comes to loveand mentioned Joy Eggerichs, our favorite relationship blogger. We know many of you (and some of our staff!) are anticipating a single Valentine's Day tomorrow. We've asked Joy (also single!) to kick off the day. Joy's gifted us… Read More
Love That’s Worth the Wait
Want to marry the right guy? Feeling like you’re behind schedule? We are working Christian women. Women of action! As such, we like plans, goals, and tasks to complete. That’s why it can be hard to really trust in God’s timing when it comes to love. God doesn’t… Read More
Surviving as a Single in a New Church
Meet Jessica Bufkin. A former junior high English teacher, Jessica currently serves as Editor for SingleRoots, a website that encourages Christian singles to be intentional with their lives and offers many resources to assist them, including a free eBook, When Will I Get Married? This week, we chatted… Read More
Top 10 Interviews of 2012
Welcome to 2013! The new year is officially here, but before we forge ahead with another series of interviews with inspiring women, we wanted to pause and call your attention to some that you might have missed in the past year. What follows is a list of our… Read More
Making Long-Distance Dating Work
Today we’d like you to meet the newly engaged Anna Demyanik and Sergey Kalinin. Anna is a 4word Portland member and a Global Buyer at Columbia Sportwear Co. She met Serge through a mutual friend a decade ago but didn’t connect with him until he moved to Seattle,… Read More
Guest Post :: Joy Eggerichs :: One Online Dating Red Flag
A few weeks ago on 4word, Anna Minto shared how she successfully found love online. For a little different perspective this week, Joy Eggerichs addresses a reader’s reservations about taking a virtual relationship live on www.loveandrespectNOW.com. *** Ask Joy I have been talking to a guy from a… Read More
Partners in Christ
Olympic fever is everywhere, and this week we snagged an interview with runner Brittany Morreale, who is dating Olympic runner Lopez Lomong. (And we’re excited to announce that Lopez recently qualified for the 2012 U.S. Olympic team.) -------------------- 4word: How did you and Lopez meet? Brittany: I met… Read More
A special sale, a Pixar short film and the "Busy" Trap
Good morning, ladies. Enjoy the latest 4word aggregate of stories, blog posts, news and humor from around the blogosphere for busy working women. Take Notice SSEKO SALE! To celebrate their 3rd birthday, Sseko Designs is offering a 10% discount to 4wordwomen. Just use coupon code “4word” through the… Read More
Don't Miss 'Em: Our Top 5 Interviews
Welcome to Wednesday, ladies. Did you know that last week we posted our 50th interview? To celebrate, we’re mixing things up a bit today and posting a list of our five favorite interviews from the past eleven months. Of course, we think all of the women we’ve interviewed… Read More