Not so much news as just a couple of pretty cool blog posts from this week. Today’s theme: Dating and the concept of “guarding your heart.” Also, something just for fun.
1. How far is too far
These two excellent posts offer two opposing viewpoints on the same topic: Navigating the world of relationships. First, over at A Deeper Story, Megan writes about wishing she’d known what could happen if she gave away her heart. In contrast, Dianna Anderson (and if you’re not reading her blog, you really should be; go do it now) writes about freeing herself to experience a broken heart. I would love to weigh in on this topic, because I think it’s actually one of the most important things we need to consider as Christians—especially if we have kids we need to help through this process.
2. If it exists, someone has “shipped” it (paired it romantically).
You know that expression “If it exists, there’s porn of it”? (Okay, maybe you don’t.) Anyway, it appears to be the same in fanfiction. While looking for something entirely unrelated, I ended up finding one of the most hilarious fanfics I’ve read in a long time. Apparently, there is fanfic which ships Draco Malfoy and—brace yourselves—a green apple. And there is seemingly no shortage of Drapple fics. There’s even a Facebook page (several, actually). This one is a pair of very silly shorts about Draco and his…um…”companion.” Warning: The stories are somewhat suggestive, so skip it if you a) have no sense of humor or b) are easily offended. Also, don’t bother clicking on the link if you’ve never seen the movie versions of both Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Drapple fics make no sense otherwise, and it’s less funny if I have to explain it.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
