Dating- "Is it that important?"

Friday, August 29, 2008

In almost every page on the Internet you will find an Ad promoting a dating site; while you are looking for a job, a car, a house, or any other information, you will see this ads on any one of the sides of that page. Even before we reached our “teenager years”, we already feel the pressure of finding that special someone and keeping up with everyone else. We have being "programmed" to believe that dating it's one of the most important priorities in our lives. While I am sure not against the dating practice, I am not fond of the idea that dating should be a top priority for everyone. Of course, there are exclusions to every rule out there!
It is my utmost believe that most of us have gotten the wrong impression of what dating is all about and for that matter, we don’t know when it’s our time to go dating.

Not everyone needs to date or have a special someone to be happy. Many of the most important people in the world were actually single. For example: Jesus, The Pope, Maria Theresa of Calcutta, the 15Th president of the United States among many others.


Someone very dear to me has never gotten married and, having many female friends, he has never given more than a friendship to any one of them. I remember asking him once, “How do you do that? Don’t you feel lonely?” He replied, “If you don’t know how to be single, you will never know how to be a couple. You cannot look for a date just because you feel lonely or because the rest of the world wants you to. If you date for the wrong reasons you might end up depending on the other person in order to be happy, and for that matter not being happy at all. Once you are content and complete all by yourself, then you’ll be ready to date.” - L.A.



What's your opinion? Do you think most people start dating for the right reasons? and if so, What is the "right reason" to start dating?