Hooking Up And Dating

I think the chapter in the textbook and the article accurately sum up today's hook up and dating culture. I think the most accurate part was how the article affirmed that although it may appear as if everyone is participating in casual hook ups, most people are not. The article also states that the people who are participating are simply more vocal about their hook ups because they are seeking to justify their actions and see if they are acceptable to everyone else. This is definitely true in today's culture and I have witnessed it many times. I do not agree with the anti - daters. I do not think that dating is practice for divorce. I understand where they are coming from, because while ending a relationship is much more lax than ending a marriage and sometimes that line gets blurred, you can not enter into a marriage without dating other people first, in my opinion at least. I think you have to see what else is out there before settling down to make sure that this is the person you really want to be with. I totally agree with those who justify dating and I think those are the people we need to listen to as we learn more about dating in our lives.