Preparing for Marriage (Feb 11-15)

There was a lot from this lesson that I liked and found interesting.  One concept that really caught my attention was the differences between two people “hanging out” or actually going on a date.  It seems that society today is moving towards no longer doing dates and more along the lines of hanging out.  Well what is the difference?  In class we identified something as a date if it is planned, paid for, and paired off.  Dating is an important thing to do before marriage because it helps you find out who you are, what qualities you like in others, and gives you practice in skills you’ll need once you’re married.  Hanging out robs both people of the benefits that come from having dates.  As we are on the roller coaster that is “falling in love” and search for our life partners, it is important to date lots of people.  We should be more careful before deciding to exclusively date a single person.  The hurt that come from a breakup is real and can hurt the individuals for the long run.