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Hey guys!!

This week’s blog post is super exciting! (At least I think it is). This week we talked all about DATING. This is a huge topic where I come from and honestly, I think this can be interpreted many different ways.

Today I really wanted to talk about what dating means to me and some of the hardships/benefits that I have seen come from it!

First off, I wanted to say how much dating can suck. Am I right? I know for me when I was growing up, dating was almost like a chore. It wasn’t fun for me! I think I was way too focused on all the wrong things, and going back, I definitely wish I could have changed my mindset.

My definition of dating is finding your eternal companion. That is why we do it, is it not? I think a lot of people will “casually” date around, but not really seek an outcome. This can be a problem because they aren’t thinking of the feelings of those that they are taking on those dates.

There are many confusions when it comes to dating. How do I know if they like me? If they ask me on a date that means they are interested in me, right? If someone kisses me on a date, they want to be in a relationship, right?

These questions are simply just unknown to most people. I know in the past I was never able to enjoy dating because I was so hung up on the “what ifs”. Don’t get hung up on these questions!

The entire purpose of dating is to find the person that you can see yourself being with for the rest of your life. Find out what qualities you like in them! Find out what you can and can’t live with! And most importantly, HAVE FUN!

I think one of my biggest regrets in high school was having a boyfriend. Is that harsh to say? I feel like I was so young and never truly knew what I wanted, and I ended up wasting so much of my time! I never had the chance to date a lot of different people, and because of that, I feel like it took me so much longer in life to decide what I wanted.

My suggestion now will always be to date lots of people and don’t get too serious with someone unless you know you can see a future with them.

My last suggestion would be to have fun and enjoy every minute of it! Don’t over complicate it!

My boyfriend and I love going on random dates together. We love finding fun and cheap dates that help us to learn more about each other.

This week in class we talked a lot about the different styles of dating.

I have always thought it was so interesting the way that we date these days compared to the way it used to be. I have noticed that these days people don’t seem to take things as seriously as they should. Back when my parents were growing up, that was their main goal was to get married; and when they found someone they were compatible with, they just went for it.

I have noticed that me and most of my friends take it a different way. I would much rather take my time and learn everything about the person before I decide to make the biggest decision of my life. Is there anything wrong with either of these methods? Probably not, but I think it is always smart to take your time and enjoy dating whoever you want!

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