I Kissed Dating Goodbye

Published in 1997, the book I Kissed Dating Goodbye was a sensation among evangelical Christians. While many readers found its advice about boundaries and dating helpful, others who were made to read it as young people found its advice perpetuated shame and fear about gender and sexual identity—particularly those that did not conform to patriarchal, heteronormative constructs.

In 2018, Joshua Harris publicly disavowed I Kissed Dating Goodbye and discontinued its publication.

Read the erasure poems in Tinderbox and Diode. Purchase prints below.

Erasures

Don't Be Afraid Don't Be Afraid
Don't Be Afraid
$5.00

Signed print of erasure poem from Joshua Harris’ I Kissed Dating Goodbye: “Don’t Be Afraid” by Sarah Carson

Your Job Is To Be You Your Job Is To Be You
Your Job Is To Be You
$5.00

Signed print of erasure poem from Joshua Harris’ I Kissed Dating Goodbye: “Your Job Is To Be You” by Sarah Carson

The Great Delicate Beginning The Great Delicate Beginning
The Great Delicate Beginning
$5.00

Signed print of erasure poem from Joshua Harris’ I Kissed Dating Goodbye: “The Great Delicate Beginning” by Sarah Carson

The Want I Remember The Want I Remember
The Want I Remember
$5.00

Signed print of erasure poem from Joshua Harris’ I Kissed Dating Goodbye: “The Want I remember” by Sarah Carson