Whatever Happened to Dating?
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Whatever Happened to Dating?

Date casually. Date frequently. Date when you're married. Just date.

Kirsten Atchinson
Apr 17, 2017
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Whatever Happened to Dating?
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Do people even know how to date anymore?

Call me old fashioned, but I think that dating is important. There is something so cute about being picked up, having someone open the door for you, playfully fighting over who is going to pay for the meal, and the unknown of the will we or won't we kiss at the end of the night. I have always felt this way, but for some reason we, as a society, have gotten away from that.

People shouldn't be so consumed with the thought of getting in a relationship that they forget the importance of casually dating. You don't have to be tied down to anyone. You truly can just meet up with someone and have drinks and then decide that it might not work out.

These days it's all texting, sending dirty pictures, and simply meeting up to "hang out". Whatever happened to the traditional dating? I know we aren't a cookie cutter society and I also know that this isn't the 1950s, but I feel like it is still super important.

Sure, it's important to get to know someone a little bit before you decide to meet up with them, but if you talk about everything via text and already make the decision to become intimate before you have even spent any time together face to face, what are you even going to talk about when you do see each other?

Furthermore, I think that dating shouldn't end just because you are in a relationship and all too often, it does. Just because I have decided that I want to be with you long term doesn't mean that you shouldn't still woo me. Surprise me. Take me out somewhere new. Heck, bring me flowers. Okay, maybe not flowers because I won't be able to keep them alive, but bringing me just a small little reminder that you were thinking about me does wonders.

I guess what I am trying to get at is that we need to remember the importance of the little things. We need to remember that dating is a very important part of every relationship and that it doesn't end just because you are committed to one another.

So please, take the time to date your significant other. Take the time to date, period.


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