My infrequent dating relationships had usually ended quickly when I developed puppy love crushes. But one situation had taken a different course. It began when I changed Christian Science branch churches and became reacquainted with a woman I had known earlier.
Eventually I asked her out, and she said yes. But almost immediately I started to feel insecure. Even before our date, I found myself wanting her to pay extra attention to me at church, and I would feel hurt when she didn't.
Nonetheless, we had a nice day out, and I looked forward to seeing her again. But before this happened, emotional confusion got the upper hand, and I became convinced that she was the "right" person for me and that I had at last "demonstrated" in Christian Science a marriage partner! Now, I didn't come right out and tell her this, but I really started focusing attention on her.
