2007-03-25 19:35:40 · 9 answers · asked by sibani 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
love_2b_curious had a really good and basic answer. To expand, the dating ritual varies by preference, social standing, and/or culture. Some don't even practice or allow such a thing. The Amish, some Islamic, and other religous-bound cultures believe in arranged unions, whereas, the parents decide whom the children shall marry.
Basically, dating is practice for what tweens and teens will be facing later in life in our wester culture as adults. They are facing off with one another, making concessions, and learning to live with another's differences in order to have a partner.
Our culture allows for our young people to be exposed to one another (mostly in a school setting) and to "try each other out." They meet up, break up, make up, or move on. For us this can be a needed journey in order to find just the "right one" that meets our preference and/or needs. Sometimes we can even discover and find ourselves along the way.
In an arranged marriages, it seems (from what I've observed) that couples are placed together from the start, and find a way to accept and love their first and only partner. From what (limited) I know and have observed, religion-oriented marriages place their God first and the self somewhere further down the line. Our culture places our personal pursuit of happiness above nearly anything else.
Understand though, no one should denounce your own personal preference or culture if it makes you happy (and if it's legal) and is what you have accepted to be the right thing for you. Don't be a drone!
Believe in yourself. Be yourself. Be truly kind. Don't just settle something in order to have a partner. And if they don't accept you for what and who you are, there will ALWAYS be someone else to take their place.
Good luck.
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2007-03-25 20:47:55 · answer #1 · answered by Marko Polo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dating is not really necessary for teenagers but would give you some experience on life.
2007-03-25 19:39:45 · answer #2 · answered by Isabella 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dating is where two people get together to get to know each other. It helps to find people to fall in love with (though you can fall in love without dating). Dating does not ultimately result in marraige (some people have dated several people in thier life time, yet never get married, whereas other people date for a while before finding thier special person, and though they may never get married they can commit thier lives to each other).
Dating is a nicer way of mating ritual, though it is still a mating ritual all the same.
Dating is not neccessary for teenagers, though it is fun and exciting. It seems to be a rite of passage in society to date, but when you decide to date is completely up to you.
2007-03-25 19:49:02 · answer #3 · answered by Louisa R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm 61,but I have a good memory,No dating is not nessessary,but its a good part of being a teen,learning to care and sometimes love another human being,just remember though,you want to date someone you really care about,don't just go with the first Boy/girl that comes along because feelings can be hurt,thats the positive about dating,you learn to care about some one else's feeling's.hope this helps a little,have a great teen life.
2007-03-26 01:41:53 · answer #4 · answered by Butch46 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dating is a ritual whereby people, over a period of time, are trying each other out before deciding on engagement and ultimately, marriage.
Dating is the first step in determining what and who you like.
2007-03-25 19:41:17 · answer #5 · answered by love_2b_curious 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
assalam o alikum
well dating is not at all necesary at any age, its a sin.
there r lots of love marriages done after dating ended up in divorce. c the divorce rate in west, in any country where this dating thing is ritual.
all we have to do is to believe in God (Allah) and our destiny. i m not saying that we should not know the person. we should know about potential spouse, his/ her background, but doing pre-maritial sex this is absurd. and exploitation. i dont know how ppl open up their self in front of stranger, when there is no legal relation. there is no mental security concepts in such practice.
see in dating and single catagory. how many ppl complained that their boy/ girlfriend are not loyal, and have other partner as well. and this dissatisfication goes on, ended up in break up. this breakup did have an effect on personality and entire life as well. so y to go for such evil practice????????
the story not end up on such things, it bring biological problems at home as well. STD, AIDS, HIV etc, u can name it.....
may Allah save us from all this evil practice, and guide us towards the right path, ameen.
2007-03-25 19:53:31 · answer #6 · answered by Muslim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dating is an experience. someday teenagers (most) will get married. To get married to the right person I think having experience is important. If you don't have experience, You might marry the wrong person.
2007-03-25 19:41:34 · answer #7 · answered by sweety 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would have to say... that teenage life could be possibly a little easier if you chose to hold off on dating and all that bf/gf stuff til you were 18 and older
2007-03-25 20:28:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is not necessary for teen agers. just for fun.
2007-03-25 20:38:52 · answer #9 · answered by Rajkumar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋