Motivational speaker and relationship expert, Dr Charles Buckman has asserted that choosing a partner in a church with the hope of getting married is “complex and complicated.’’

He said most of those relationships normally do not stand the test of time, due to familiarity.

The spiritual mentor and founder of the Charles Buckman Foundation was speaking at a Pre-Valentine’s day seminar organised by the Full Gospel Men’s Fellowship in Accra, according to Ghanaeb.com.

Dr Charles Buckman said “The most dangerous place to date is the church because you know each other. Most relationships in the church do not end up in marriages because the guy knows you. He has seen you come forward for a prayer when you first came. He has seen you talk about how somebody broke your heart. Church dating is so complex and complicated’’.

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He further asserted that young men in the church would rather “broaden their horizons” beyond the church in their quest for life partners because of some embarrassing stories they may have heard about the young ladies in the course of fellowship.

Dr. Charles Buckman seemed to be subtly warning ladies to be cautious when guys in the church approach them to make advances, but what he did not mention emphatically, at least from the video, is what other options are there for the ladies.