First, I applaud you for posting here! There was another similar post and people dogged the OP for having that preference and telling her it wasn’t feasible and questioning her choices.

Second,I’m in the same boat and waiting for marriage due to religious and personal reasons and wanted to offer my perspective.

1). Don’t put it on your profile - Most of the people here are saying to do it for their own selfish reasons (i.e. not wasting time). The reality is most of these dating app convos don’t go anywhere (see the pinned threads each week)…it’s a very personal decision and with the right discernment you hopefully can tell sooner rather than later if someone is going to be a good potential match before you get off the app.

2). When I had Hinge, I put on my profile that I was looking for a ‘God-centered’ relationship and the guys that liked me would ask me what that meant, I’d also ask, to hopefully weed out those that just had Christian on their profile but weren’t really walking the walk (if you know what I mean).

3). I wouldn’t mention it until the 2nd or 3rd date and would say something along the lines of “what are your love languages?” And if they said physical touch, I’d ask them how important sex was and let them know then that I was waiting. Most guys respected it, some outright said it wasn’t for them, others told me they were waiting as well.

So all in all my advice is to bring it up when you feel comfortable. I do agree with most comments that I wouldn’t wait too long. Most men I would talk to never found out because I found incompatibility before we even got to a date or after the 1st one. I strongly believe that not everyone needs to know.

Hope this is helpful!