Hello, my single Sista’s in Christ and welcome to another episode of God is Your Matchmaker Podcast. 

At the end of episode two, I announced the title for my next podcast as “Are You a Candidate for Marriage? But I’ve had a change of mind and will title this episode “Is He a Good Candidate for Marriage?” Let’s delve right into our topic and you’ll understand the logic behind my title change.

It was July 29, 1981, but I remember it like it was yesterday. To ensure that I didn’t oversleep, I set my alarm clock for 1:30 am. I intentionally interrupted my best sleep to get up and watch the event and highlight of the year. And I wasn’t the only one who arose in the wee hours to be a television spectator.

The whole world participated in this event for the media made it available to all. What was this spectacular event that caught the attention of millions? It was the Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London.

This event superseded all my expectations and propelled me into the world of fancy. But I quickly came back down to earth, for fairy tales do not exist in real life. Unlike Cinderella and the Prince, there was trouble from the very beginning of this pretense romance.

I watched Lady Diana Spencer, at the age of 20 with her 25-foot-long train, enter the St. Paul’s Cathedral as Lady Diana Spencer and existed as the Princess of Wales and the future queen of England. But little did I know that this marriage was doomed from the beginning. It was a pretense romance that followed the same path as the luxury cruise liner, the Titanic which ended with a fatal collision with an Iceberg.

Weak Foundation

But why was this marriage doomed from the beginning?

Lady Diana met all the monarchy qualifications for a wife and future queen of England.

But was Prince Charles a good candidate for marriage? Did he have the qualities required to fulfill the role of a loving husband? 

Does the status “unmarried” qualify one as a good candidate for marriage? In the case of Lady Diana and Prince Charles, the answer is a resounding “NO!” 

Prince Charles,  whose status was single,  was not available. And he was looking for a wife, but for all the wrong reasons. 

For some time into the dating relationship, even before the Royals announced the engagement, Lady Diana ran into the persistent, lingering presence of another woman in her courtship, engagement, and eventual marriage to Prince Charles. Where there should have been two, there were three. 

So, although Lady Diana was sporting the engagement ring and making the wedding plans, Prince Charles's heart belonged to the woman referred to as the love of his life. Unfortunately, her name was not Diana.

Valuable Lessons

So why did I choose to use the relationship between Prince Charles and Lady Diana as the podcast theme? I was taught experience is not the best teacher but learning from someone else’s mistake is a wise and valuable teacher. So, what lessons can we learn from observing the relationship between Prince Charles and Lady Diana?

I’m pretty sure You and I will probably never have to face the public, worldwide pressures that come with love, dating, courtship, and marriage as Lady Diana did. However, we do have to make relationship choices, especially when we see red flags glaring in our faces.

 So now I’m putting the question to you. Is the current man that you’re dating a good candidate for marriage? 

Let’s bring it closer to home: maybe he just doesn’t want to get married. 

So, What do you do? 

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See you next time for another thrilling podcast.

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