by Michael Harrison

Created on: September 20, 2008

Dating is one of the most cruel forms of self imposed punishment the human race has ever come up with. I think that the dating process in and of itself in largely responsible for a huge percentage of the failed marriages in this country. Dating takes a lot of the truth out of the two persons involved. If we acted like we do 'normally' while we were dating our perspective significate other, most relationships would end about 90 minutes into the first date. Lets examine.

First: The look. When people are dating each other, especially at the beginning, they see each other at their best. Nobody on the planet dresses up all the time, has their hair done just perfectly, wearing makeup (for you ladies). If you don't believe me, just pick up a supermarket tabloid sometime. The photographers for those magazines excel at catching celebrities at their worst. When my wife and I were dating I would be dressed in Armani, clean shaven, cologne on, the works. As I type this now, I am sitting in a pair of shorts, a t-shirt with the sleeves cut out and a couple of holes in it, two day growth of beard and a pair of slippers. If she'd known this is my lounging attire things might have gone differently. The Armani hangs in the closet, untouched for years. Once we get to the point where we discover this is what our partner will look like most of the time, it's too late. Most folks will say that love conquers all. If I had shown up for our first date like this, do you think love would have conquered then?
Second: Going out. This part of dating should be eliminated. This gives you no indication of how the other person acts out of a social element. When you go to the movies or out to a night club or where ever it is you choose to go, most people will act civilized. And by that I mean they watch their language (for the most part), men are chivalrous, and courtesy is practiced on a regular basis. I'm telling you right now if you went out and there was a sofa and a t.v. in the joint, it would be occupied with the guys. Especially if it were football season. And the girls would be trying their best to get their guys away from the game and then would gather in packs to complain to each other that they can't. Personally I think the going out should be a field trip to one of the persons domiciles so they can see what it will really be like after the thrill is gone. If they can tolerate that, then go to the nightclubs and what not. Ladies, we are going to leave our socks lying on the floor

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