dating

i have decided something. dating, in and of itself, is an excellent activity. i think this for two reasons: a: i know myself pretty well, and am confident in who i am. i'm not willing to compromise myself for anyone. that makes it pretty easy to meet someone new and not be nervous they aren't going to like me. if someone doesn't like me while i'm being myself, its probably not going to work out. that kind of straight-forwardness is comforting. b: i also like learning new things about other people and about myself. dating presents a very unique opportunity for this. i get to meet all kinds of different people from all kinds of different backgrounds, and i get to interact with them in a pretty intentional way. that's cool! i also get to see how i react and respond to different things, what is important to me, and what i need to be aware of or change about myself. granted, there are those dates that i spend the entire time silently pleading to myself for them to end, but they don't happen that often. i also think dating is a practice that is highly underrated in a lot of christian circles. that's an entirely different blog post, though. ;)