But instead of acknowledging that, well-meaning people often resort to some of the worst clichés in the Christian playbook. You’ve heard them before—the backhanded, the cringey, the ones that make you question if you should’ve just stayed home from the cookout. Here are some dumb suggestions many have heard during our season of singleness:1. I struggled with this for a while and actually begged God to tell me that this wasn’t actually the case. Instead of triggering them into feeling guilty for how they love Jesus or the way that they pray, support and encourage them with prayer.