This does not diminish the longing that many single people feel. Rather, it gives it meaning. Within the Christian worldview, there is intentionality to unfulfilled longing. As a predominantly same-sex-attracted woman happily married to a man, I myself am increasingly convinced that the longing I at times have felt is ultimately a longing not for another woman but for the One who created that person. Like a print of the Mona Lisa, a human being created in God’s image can never be as stunning as the original. Jesus is, by definition, infinitely more beautiful, compelling, and capable of love.
