Lesson 5 really got me thinking about dating and what it means to me. I think that ever since I completed my mission, I have fallen into this pattern of going on "casual dates" instead of actual planned, paid for, and paired off dates. I have always had the goal of getting married one day and starting a family of my own, but that goal seems further and further the way the more I think about how poor my dating life is.
The real problem may reside in the fact that I don't have too much of a desire to date. I know what I'm attracted to in females (and I certainly enjoy being around those kinds of ladies) but something about commitment and dating really turns me off to the idea of dating them.
We talked and read about finding people to date too. In some parts of the world (and even parts of the United States) dating options are rather limited. People can grow up in towns where they realistically only have a handful of people to choose from when it comes to dating. Here at BYU-I, that is definitely not the case. There are thousands of young, single adults here on campus and I know I should feel blessed to be in such an awesome dating environment. There truly is a plethora of women for me to "browse through" (if you will).
To be 100% honest, I think my fear of rejection is what really keeps me from asking girls out and dating. However, this past weeks lessons have really opened my eyes to the importance of dating. I am more committed to working on building intimacy in appropriate ways, especially while I'm blessed enough to be in such a great place to do so.
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