Dating: What's the Point?

In regards to David Cloutier's claim for anti-dating, I definitely do not agree with it. I think that dating allows yourself to find things out about your personality that you may have not known before. I also think dating, whether or not it ends in a happily ever after or a heart break, is a educational experience. I think most of my peers would agree that anti-dating has no beneficial effects. Yes, sometimes girls or boys would like a break from dating to become independent and learn how to live on their own. But sometimes having someone there for you 24/7 is good for you. It makes you a happier person, except if you are fighting all the time. If that's the case, time to be independent. The anti-dating argument may have a lot of supporters in the colleges and universities in 2013 because of this "hook up culture". Simply hooking up just for the sexual pleasure without getting to know the other person is a popular trend in colleges. Some college students think that dating is the antithesis of what the college social scene is about. I, however, think that relationships can thrive in college. If you are both mature enough to handle the relationship even in the college social scene, a relationship could flourish.