Relationships Talk

If you’re looking for love ahead of the Pope’s visit then you might just be in luck.

Single Catholics have been invited to take part in a special speed-dating event which has been announced as part of the Papal festivities.

The get-together is set to take place on Thursday night at the Horse Show House pub, located a three-minute walk from the RDS where the World Meeting of Families is being held.

It’s being organised by the Denver Catholic Speed Dating group, who boast helping to set up 30 marriages to date.

The Horse Show House pub in Dublin (Image: Google maps)

The event, which is for all ages, costs €30 if you pay online or €35 on the night. This price includes finger foods and a drink.

Announcing the event, organisers said: “This event is by the Denver Catholic Speed Dating LLC out of the US, which hosted Philadelphia Catholic Speed Dating during World Meeting of Families 2015. It is a small events planner with more than 30 marriages from among participants who met at our events.”

Speed dating in Cork, Ireland in August 2015 (Image: Getty)

Anna Maria Basquez set up the dating organisation in 2011. She previously gave the following faith-based advice to website datingadvice.com: “Be conservative during dating, but be liberal in finding someone. Love can’t be measured by a formula, so people should always give each other at least two dates to get to know one another.

“We also have to use the opportunity of dating to find out how we ourselves are going to contribute to a lifelong relationship and work on those things in the meantime, always taking stock of what we bring to the relationship too.

“It’s all based on giving someone a chance. If we use too many existing character traits put together by a machine or an organization to measure each other by, we can miss the mark.

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“If we size people up before even meeting, we are taking ourselves out of God’s path toward someone.

“Let the conversation flow and be authentic. It won’t always be a perfect mini date but, if you feel the time given to speak to a person was not enough, definitely mark the word Date.”

“Each day is such a gift, and you can’t waste that. Always keep your heart open. In our faith, we’re supposed to denounce heartbreak. We’re supposed to understand that God came so that we can have life and have it abundantly.”

Pope Francis arrives for his Angelus prayer at St. Peter’s square in the Vatican on August 12, 2018 (Image: FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)

More than 600,000 pilgrims are expected to see Pope Francis as he presides over a number of events across the country.

Pope Francis will arrive in Dublin on Saturday as the city hosts the World Meeting of Families – an international event staged every three years.

He’ll do a ‘Popemobile’ tour of the city before taking part in the Festival of Families in Croke Park. Thee following day he’ll celebrate mass in the Phoenix Park.

There will be other events throughout the capital and in Knock Shrine, Co Mayo over the weekend.

It marks the 81-year-old’s first visit to Ireland and the first papal visit in almost 40 years. The last pontiff to visit Ireland was Pope John Paul II, who drew crowds of over 2.5 million people in 1979.

Sometimes it feels that a fight with your significant other can make or break your relationship, and it can be extremely hard to make up afterward. Sometimes it feels that making up afterward can be harder than having the fight itself, so we created a list of 5 ways to make up and resolve a fight between you and your significant other.

Communicate

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It may sound a little vague, but discussing why you and your partner fought can help prevent future conflict. While explaining your side of the argument, also listen to your partner and try to understand where they’re coming from. It may be hard, but not immediately being defensive when your partner explains how what you might have said hurt them will help resolve the argument faster and a lot smoother. Try and use “I feel” statements rather than “you did” so that you aren’t blaming your partner for the fight, and your partner will most likely be more open to listening to you and your feelings if they feel they do not have to be defensive about everything.

Don’t Complain To Friends and Family

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It may be hard to resist venting about your relationship drama to your besties and your parents, but if you haven’t resolved your fight with your significant other, we cannot stress enough how important it is to deal with your issues together as a couple, before complaining to others. This is because your friends and relatives will hold on to your issues longer than you will. We’re not saying to forego advice from your friends and family when you’re not sure what to do, but avoid needless complaining about relationship drama when you’re in the middle of a fight.

Don’t Go To Bed Angry

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Going to bed angry can make a fight even worse because your argument will carry over to the next day and make the conflict even worse. When going to bed or leaving an argument angry can make your anger build up inside of you, and you will be more likely to be more defensive and less likely to resolve the argument when the topic comes up again. Going to bed without resolving your argument may seem like a way to calm down and de-stress, but it can actually make it ten times worse because you’re holding in your anger, which is never good.

Be Open To Compromising

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If compromising is an option within your argument, don’t be afraid to do so! Your relationship with your boo is way more important than your pride, or any argument you might be having. Because of this, be willing to compromise, especially if your partner is as well! Being able to compromise, like most things, is not always easy, but if it is something that is not that serious, compromising is important, because it shows your partner that your relationship is more important than your fight.

After The Fight, Show That You Care

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After you’ve resolved a big fight, it can still feel a bit odd between you and your boo. To combat this awkward feeling, maybe go out of your way and do something nice for them! Maybe get them a small something to show you care, or just cook them their favorite meal or just spend time doing something they love together. Fighting and arguing can be emotionally exhausting, so counteracting that heavy energy by doing something thoughtful and positive for your partner can definitely help you forget the argument entirely, and is a great way of showing that you believe this is a small bump in the road of your life together!