5 reasons why people should date

I read somewhere that " Love can happen at the first sight, but it is always better to take a second look".

Well, what could be more true?

One of the most overlooked mass tragedies our society has been witnessing in my opinion, is the rate at which relationships tend to fall out. Let me not talk about relationships between the fabled  'step mother-tortured kid', 'mentally rabid kid-helpless parents', or the 'snobby self centered  brats-old needful parents' relationships.Let me talk about a relationship we all seem to be able to relate to easily, that between lovers.

The first thing that appalls me is why the concept of dating is virtually nonexistent  in our current social setup.I mean the normal protocol that seems to be rampant is:
Guy approaches girl ( or in very few cases, the other way round ), then girls says a yes or she says a no ( both done either immediately or after a long and unending 'friend-zoning' ).And then sadly, either it is too soon, or it is too late.

Not that I am advocating against the magic spontaneous decisions can bring into your life, but I am of the belief that, if not sure, then PLEASE date. After putting myself through a lot of empirical experiments,which I must admit didn't end in up in my favor, I have found these 5 simple reasons why dating is essential to ensure a sustaining,healthy relationship:

1. The biggest out- and- out advantage it gives is that, THE DOUCHES GET FILTERED.If your 'douche-alarm' goes off, run my friend, run for life!
No dating a douche = a happy life. Simple.

2. Remember, even if a non-douche, you are not obliged to fall for every other nice person who asks you out. Don't put yourself through that. Simply, bow out politely and try not to leave any emotional or collateral damage  behind.

3. Dating helps you get comfortable, or uncomfortable with time, whatever may be the case. You can find out things that connect you and things  which you can readily agree to disagree about. 

4. People can pretend. Spending a bit of time together, you can save yourself the trouble of  getting trapped with a guy who has the ADD , read attention deficit disorder, or with a girl who threatens you to cut herself open if you decide otherwise. These things can get really messy and grave. 

5. And of course, the best thing about dating is that you can find that magic of love. You can realize how much you want the person and how madly in love you are, or even a subtle advantage can be, that you may develop love with the time.

It may cost you a bit of time, and a bit of emotional investment as well, but I think, it keeps  you happy in the long run. I hope dating is something we do, before we decide the colors of curtains in the drawing room.

Sincerely,
A pro-dating chick.