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The first documented instance of a man wearing a fedora and claiming to be tired of dating.

I Kissed Dating Goodbye was like Harry Potter at my church, only somehow less sexy. Everybody read it. Joshua Harris (the author) believes that even chaste dating puts God on the edge of hulking out. Good Christians should only spend romantic energy on someone if they are evaluating them as a potential spouse -- which of course eliminates the concept of using dating as a way to find said future spouse. Good Christians definitely shouldn't have sex before marriage, and if the first kiss they ever have is on their wedding day, so much the better.

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"No practicing! Practice makes defect!"

In the sequel, Boy Meets Girl, Say Hello To Courtship, Harris tells the story of how he met and married his wife. He was a virgin, because of course he was. His wife, however, had not saved herself. Chapter 10 is titled "When Your Past Comes Knocking: How You Can Face Past Sexual Sin and Experience God's Forgiveness." Because of her infidelity to a man she hadn't yet met, Pastor Douche's fiance needed to apologize and receive forgiveness from her "sexually pure" husband:

Shannon's tear-soaked napkin lay crumpled on the table in front of her. She opened her mouth to try again, but faltered and dropped her head. She just couldn't get it out. The task was too hard. The words were unbearably heavy, and she felt so weak. "I'm sorry," she whispered.