The Dating Game
With all the websites on the Internet that offer a membership
to meet and talk to people that match the criteria that you are
looking for, you are bound to find someone worth dating. The
question becomes how can you tell if someone is being honest.
There's nothing wrong with wanting to be attractive and
representing you that way. The way someone presents he or she
says a lot about him or her. If you're browsing through the
online personals and see someone that catches your attention,
the next step would to be to contact them, and ask for a picture
if there is not already one. We all know that the first
attraction usually comes from physical attraction. If the
picture is not that appealing we have a tendency to continue
looking.
Dating is the first step in finding a lifelong mate, so don't be
in a hurry, go ahead and take your time. Make a list of
qualities that you want in a future mate. Once you've made your
list of qualities, memorize or carry them with you. These things
will determine the type of person you end up dating. Keep in
mind that your list should not be more than one page, as no one
is perfect and you don't want your expectations to be too high.
Everyone has negative aspects about him or her and it is up to
you to determine if the positive out weigh the negative.
People carry over past relationships to current ones, and this
can be a hurtful thing. Therefore, many people are opting not to
date. Dating may seem like a game, but we should not be selfish
because of our broken hearts and scarred emotions. Dating has
the capacity for good and evil, just like anything else.
Dating can be both very positive or a negative experience. Part
of what makes us is the relationships we have and the lessons
learned from those relationships. We should be more considerate
of the lessons learned and carry them in our lifelong
commitments. The truth is that we are likely to foul up any
dating mould we choose because we are not perfect.
The most important factor we should be looking at is whether or
not we can act upon what is right and say no to what is wrong.
You should encourage yourself to date; as you will never meet
that person you could spend the rest of your life with if you do
not.
Relationships do not always end in marriage, and because of this
it doesn't mean we are now less capable of giving someone else
just as much honour, love, patience, kindness, trust. If you
choose to be sincere, devoted, protecting, trusting, hopeful,
persevering, and never failing, I believe your dating years will
be incredible years.
Refusing to date tells us that we believe ourselves incapable of
having a relationship in that manner that was intended for us.
Dating can be a positive experience in your life and help us
navigate the waters of maturity and even marriage.