#31

1.) Dating today is going out to dinner and a movie, and really getting to know the other person. You are exclusively dating someone when one asks the other person to be their girl/boyfriend. Dating is either just called "dating" or "going out."

2.) A disadvantage to the Olden Days is that the woman would control who could call her, and the advantage is that it is a more organized way to find a partner. A disadvantage to the Classical Era is that marriage is not the main goal, and an advantage is that they were unsupervised.

3.)
1. Sexual attraction
2. Fun
3. Getting out of ourselves
4. Companionship
5. Joy of give-and-take
6. Thing to do
7. Ego boost
8. Marriage partner

I ranked them this way because to me, dating is about finding a person that you are sexual attracted to, but can also have fun with. Also, dating should be about finding out about other people and having someone there for you. Dating is also something to do so that you don't have to sit at home all the time by yourself. Dating isn't an ego boost or a way to find a marriage partner because those aren't important to me at this time in my life.

4.) The easiest guideline to follow is to have an equal relationship because it isn't hard to ask your partner what they would like to do or where they would like to go. The hardest guideline to follow is to see beyond gender stereotypes because I am a very sarcastic and comical person, and it is hard not to make my partner realize that I am just joking around.