7 - Dating is Faith

Dating is…

Being single in movies and sitcoms is usually portrayed as being fantastic. The characters easily meet new people to date, go on exciting adventures, and then humorously share their experiences with great friends. They say it is easy but actually it is hard… and scary.

For me, dating is a process we undergo in life where we ought to find ‘the one’ or someone who will love us. But sometimes, it’s a way where we can be fool by the people we met. We wake up in the morning, meet them, say “hi” and start dating. It hard for some of us our shy and we barely start the conversation with someone. Some people simply have a harder time meeting people. We are all different and some people do better at social interactions and meeting potential people to date. Some just don’t meet people with the same ease. Sometimes we rattle when talking and we accidentally ask the inappropriate questions and that’s a major turn-off.

We are all excited with the feeling of spending time with our opposite sex without minding what he’s or she’s background. That is when dating become scary. Sometimes it leads into an unexpected one night stand. An accident… Or sometimes your date won’t be successful because you don’t really get each other. Compatibility, chemistry and timing are all variables out of your control. Dating requires that you understand and accept that.

After all, I still believe in the mechanism of faith. Yes, having a date may be a help but for me God has settled someone for us. Someone over there is destined to us forever. Dating will serve as ladder to him/her. All we have to do is keep looking and be patient. Try, get hurt and move on. So when the perfect one comes, you know what to do and not to.