Last week in class we discussed dating and preparing ourselves for marriage. Dating is not only a fun way to get to know people, but it is also vital in preparing ourselves for marriage.
Once we are involved in an exclusive relationship, we start to get a glimpse of what it will be like to be married; you start sharing ideas with the other person, planning for the future of both people, and being consciously aware of your finances.

The dating process is important in leading up to dating exclusively because we get to do a variety of activities with several different people to see who they truly are in varying situations. The problem is that in today's world, youth are very quick to begin dating one person very seriously after only a date or two. But if a young man tries to date several different girls, he gets labeled as being "sneaky" or dealing behind the backs of others.

It's hard to find a balance between keeping things light and fun, especially if the other party (or parties) has different views of feelings on how dating should be done.