What is dating

What is dating?

Dating is any social activity in which your romantic interest is focused on one particular person and that person interest is focused on you.

Whether on the phone or face to face in the open or in secret, if you and a friend of the opposite sex have a special romantic understanding and communicate regularly, it’s dating.

Why do you want to date?

In many cultures dating is regarded as a legitimate way for two people to become better acquainted. But dating should have honourable purpose to help a young man and woman determine if they want to get married to each other. Granted, some of your peers might take a casual view of dating. Perhaps they simply enjoy being with a special friend of opposite sex, without any intention of marriage. Some might even view such a friend as little more than a trophy or an accessory to be seen with in the public to boost their own self esteem. Such relationship are short lived.

Many young ones who date, break up with each other a week later. When you date someone, you’re affecting that person’s feelings. So be sure your intentions are honourable.

Think: would you like someone to play with your feelings as if they were some child’s toy – to be picked up for a moment and then quickly abandoned?

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