Teaching note · Both tracks
Covenant is not chemistry
Why we start with character, not sparks — and what that protects you from.
Reading
Take your time with it.
Attraction is a gift. It is not a foundation.
In ninety days we are not asking "do I feel something?" We are asking better questions. Is this person honest when honesty costs them? Do they keep small promises? How do they speak about their mother, their money, their past? Do they pray when nobody is watching?
Chemistry tells you how someone makes you feel. Character tells you who you will be married to at 3am when a child is sick and money is short.
This is why your first weeks are values-first: no face, no name. Read the person. Then meet the person.
Sit with this: write down three things you have learned about your match that have nothing to do with looks. If you cannot fill three lines, you have been looking, not listening.