Why do we date someone?

    As a single man in a rather interesting dating world, I'm curious about your points of view. Here are some thoughts: Do you date to connect to the person or everything in that person's life? Have you ever thought about this before? We go on first dates, liking everything we know about a person and their life, yet we follow with a decision to stop seeing them based on an aspect of the other person's life that we assume we may not like. But what if it turned out that we did like it in the end, had we not ruled out a possible scenario? What happened to falling for that person and accepting what comes with them because we care about them? In case you didn't know, children are no different than that emotional baggage you carry daily that nobody knows about but still gets accepted; baggage is baggage no matter the form. What happened to dating someone and falling in love with the person, asking, "How was your day?" or "Will you call me when you get home safe?" The person that you look at the way you look at your food when it's coming to the table, or your car after you just cleaned it up real nice. Why are all these other factors even considered? I ask that because you, and you, and you over there, in the back, you all come with baggage, so why limit yourself when you'd hate knowing someone limited you just the same? Furthermore, what's with all the selfishness and entitlement? Everyone always asks what's wrong with the dating scene. I don't know, look in the mirror. My guess would be the dating scene itself. More single and looking folks should read my previous post regarding the great quote from Buddha.

               So, you like someone and want to go out with them. Here's a tip: don't date them like you're just trying them out. Date them like you already know they're the one. Why? Because when you date someone like that, you put more into the relationship. You care for it, you feed it, you make it grow. You make it more excellent and more substantial. You don't quit when things get complicated. You don't settle for less than what you want. You don't waste time on people who don't get you. You date with a goal, with a plan, with love. Nothing in life worth having comes easy, so if they are worth having, date them like you mean it. Find happiness in a person rather than a situation.

                                                                                                                                            ~James

“Date someone because you already see a future, not because you want to see if you'd work out.”

                                                                                                                                                           Sarah Moores