Dates: Good For Poop

I know. Amazing. Magically, a new post appeared! It's been a while, I know, but as I explained in my last post, it was not because of neglect. Okay, maybe it was a little because of neglect. Sorry about that. Many things have happened in the past month+, too many things to summarize in a quaint little paragraph. So I won't attempt to. Instead, lets talk about philosophy. Not the type of philosophy we would talk about normally (no Objectivism here), but some philosophy that is closer to home. Dating philosophy. See, now the title makes sense. Sort of. I am not going to talk about poop, I just thought it sounded good next to the part about dating. Because dating, y'know, like dates- the fruit. They are good for pooping. Sort of transitive property. Yeah. On topic, I have extremely mixed feelings about dating. On one hand, it's pointless. As far as I know, the most primal basis of dating is to find a compatible man/lady to marry. That is really all there is to it. Dating is, for the most part, like trying on clothes. When you break it down, it sounds sort of sad. At our age, needless, even. So why do it? Why date when you are in ninth grade, when the chances of stumbling upon your future spouse are almost nil? I needed to thing about that one. It was a totally valid point. Stupidly, I also told many pretty girls that theory, girls that I would not object to dating. Which, I realize, makes me a hypocrite. But I needed to thing to myself, "why am I thinking those things? Why am I open to dating while simultaneously being vocally adamant in my stance against dating?" I found a few answers. One, of course, is the sex aspect. By sex, I don't mean penetration, though that certainly is an aspect in some sense, I mean the idea of being 'intimate' with a member of the opposite sex. Crazy, I know. You might catch cooties. Equally shocking, boys like that idea. Which I suppose explains the large amount of two-week dates. They ask a girl out, girl says yes, make out with her, maybe get a little more, get bored, and break up. It is the less awkward version of asking a girl to be friends-with-benefits with you; asking her to date you. I know I would never ask a girl to be friends-with-benefits with me, not unless I either had a great reason to, or a great back-up plant when she says no. That's a different blog post, though. On the topic, I did say there were a few reasons for dating. Another is more romantic. To become very close friends with someone, to really explore their intellect, while also having that sex factor. Those normally last longer, because the dat-ees actually enjoy each others company. This is also a less common form of dating. Often, the girls who are the pretty ones aren't the smartest ones, which renders the biggest draw of said form of dating obsolete. Now, there are many, many other ideas behind dating in a lower age. I am simply too tired to write them down. This is actually a case where I want people to comment on a post. I would love to hear some of the different theories behind dating from the general public, because I know some of what I said will probably be considered controversial. So yeah, debunk me, do your commenter stuff, troll, I don't care. Just give an opinion. Have fun. Play nice. Eat dates (they're actually really good). I'll be sleeping. Alex out.