I was 24 years old and had never been kissed.

“You’re a virgin? You don’t date? You’ve never been kissed?!” the person standing in front of me asked, eyes wide. “How will you know if you like a guy until you…you know…try him out?”

Most people thought I was crazy for my choices relating to my love life…or my lack thereof. I glanced at my small diamond promise ring before answering. It was a symbol of my commitment to remain a virgin until my wedding night.

“I don’t believe that true love is based on sex, and I don’t want the dating game to determine the biggest choice of my life. I’m saving myself for my husband,” I told my friend.

“Well, how are you ever going to meet anyone?”

I chuckled. At the age of 25, I often had my doubts, but God always spoke to my heart with reassurance, that this was what I was called to do.

“It’s not like I don’t talk to guys. I just play by a different set of rules. I’m waiting for my Someone, not just Anyone. And I’m choosing to stand by my man even before I meet him.”

“What does that look like?” my friend asked, more interested now.

“That means I’m saving my heart—and my body—until I say ‘I do.’ I don’t spend alone time with guys in private places. I won’t go past the ‘friend zone’ with someone unless I’m truly interested in seeing if this is my future spouse. I don’t think it’s smart to court or date until someone is in the season of marriage. And a kiss of intimacy is for my husband alone.”

“And you won’t kiss until you’re married? I don’t think you can do it!”

“Watch me!” I laughed. “In all seriousness, I’m simply choosing to live like Jesus is the man of my dreams, trusting Him to bring the right spouse for me at the right time.” I added, “I don’t want you to think this is all about rules, about do’s and don’ts. This is about a dream I have. It’s the dream to fall in love with and marry ONE man for life, and to be able to give everything I have to him. I want a different kind of love story.”

I wanted to get Prince Charming, not a broken heart.

“But that’s not the real world we live in, Amy,” you may say. Since when do we believers let the world dictate what we can and can’t do? If I can do it, so can you.

Let me tell you my love story. Let me encourage you during your season of singleness. Or share this with a young woman who is entering the crazy age of high school, hormones, and hopes for true love.

Yes, a princess story is possible, when you do it God’s way.

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Length: 54 minutes