If you've spent any time on Boundless, you've likely figured out that this is one of our favorite topics. We think it's among the most exciting and important things we can discuss. Pre-marital relationships with the opposite sex are good, not for the entertainment they provide, but for where they can lead you: to marriage and family.

From the time you walk across the platform to get your diploma to the time you stand at the altar to say "I do," you're considered single. This used to be a fairly short season, but recent history finds singles staying unmarried for a decade or more. The age of first marriages is as old as it's ever been: 25 for women, 27 for men.

Rather than encouraging you to stay single for as long as possible -- parroting the line that this is your best time to find adventure and have the most fun in life -- we're up to something different. The good news is, it's OK to want to be married.

That begs the question, "Once I've got a vision for marriage, how do I get here?" In a culture so opposed to marriage, and with so many singles still unmarried beyond their own expectations; it's a question we're trying to answer well. A lot of what you'll find in this collection goes beyond the why to the how. It's practical help for getting to marriage.

What we say in the articles that follow is what makes us different, and oftentimes controversial. We hope we'll get you talking with your friends and especially your boyfriend or girlfriend about what you read. The sooner you start debating what God desires from your romance, the closer you'll be to starting the adventure.