Dating: What's the Point?

In chapter 5 of David Cloutier’s book, the concept of dating being a means to practice for divorce is discussed. I disagree with this claim. I do not believe that dating is just a means to have sex. I also do not believe dating is a practice for divorce. I agree with the contrary that dating is essentially a way to learn and grow. I think from dating, we learn more about ourselves. One quote that stood out to me was, “We see the values we find in all human relationships.” From dating, we have many new experiences emotionally. We can learn a lot about others and ourselves from dating. I also believe dating depends on the people. One person may approach dating as completely physical, while another person desires an emotional connection. Ultimately I think dating depends on each person’s opinion. In our society today, dating may be see as a way to just be physical with someone. In the contemporaries view, they claim dating is caring for another person “in a way that is often deeper than a friendship”. The anti-daters argue the contrary. Finally, in colleges and high schools “the hook-up” culture is different. Many times today people “hook up” with someone they do not know. I think this is unnecessary. People are “hooking up” with someone whose name they do not know and someone they do not care for. I think dating today is sometimes not taken seriously due to this culture today.