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Since Bobby is
your first and only boyfriend, it is natural for you to wonder
what it would be like to date someone else. That is not the
problem. What may be a problem is if you allow yourself to
meditate or linger on these thoughts and turn them into fantasies
or infatuations.
Remember,
faithfulness is more than just what you do, it's keeping your
thoughts and motives pure also, since what's in your heart
will eventually dictate the actions you take. Faithfulness
involves being physically as well as emotionally devoted to
another.
You
need to be very careful that you understand what you are feeling
for this other guy. It may simply be infatuation. It may be
curiosity from never having dated anyone else. It may be the
temporary excitement you feel over having someone new in your
life, especially if he is paying special attention to you
or flirting with you in any way. Whatever it is, you need
to seriously examine your feelings and motives to try to figure
out if it is merely a crush or if there is something deeper
there (which will only truly develop over a longer period
of time).
So
while I am not sure what you should do, I do know what I think
you shouldn't do: you shouldn't date both of them at the same
time to see what happens. You shouldn't sneak around. You
shouldn't base an important decision on feelings of infatuation
or a "crush" which often fades over time. And you shouldn't
jump into another relationship before you have had time to
develop a solid friendship and really get to know who this
person is. While you are young and still have the freedom
to date other people (since you are not engaged), you must
not take advantage of that freedom by handling this inappropriately
or sneaking around in any way.
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