What is the purpose of dating? My friend went to a christian university and one weekend, I decided to visit his campus. Dating was common throughout the campus yet the intent for everyone there seemed to be finding "marriage prospects" and long term relationships. Yet when dating, both participants never really opened up. They wore nice outfits and the man (of course) bought the expensive dinners. At the end of this arrangement, the men do not come close to knowing anything about the woman is. Quite the contrary, he feels like he HAS come close to knowing the person! It is similar for the woman, although the characteristics she is looking for are not well hidden. Does he have a good major? Is he going make money in the future? Is he physically attractive? Does he have social proof? Will other women get jealous when they see me with him? Of course there is also "Is he a christian?" but that is very last on that list of priorities.
I heard a woman discussing with her friend, what happened during a date. (paraphrased conversation)
Her friend asked, "Is he nice?".
She said "Yea..".
"Are you going to see him again"
"I don't think it's going to work out"
"why not"
"He reminds me of a little brother"
"really"
"yea. And I'm not really into him".
I happen to know who they were talking about since HE was my friend. Not a good major financial wise. But a solid christian model for men. He had the same type of response throughout his history of dating christian women. Apparently he is not what these type of women are looking for even though the desirable characteristics they describe, fit perfectly with my friend.
I find women's makeup very telling about the nature of females as well as the nature of dating. The first date, you see a woman putting a tremendous amount of make up on to impress her partner but as the relationship progresses, more and more you get to see the real person. Dating in practicalness, is a 0 from 1 to 10. Actually, in my opinion it is counterproductive so it may even fall on the negative side of the scale! It's a sexual selection procedure in which I am almost certain governed by gynocentric thinking. It's a little masquerade where there is very little of your real self. Almost like a dating profile picture.
In South Korea, they don't mess around. Literally any woman can come up to you and ask about your income and occupation. This isn't considered rude at all. The man can masquerade all the other aspects of his life but the income and occupation cant be hidden (or at least for a long time). In east asian countries, any prospects of dating if you aren't wealthy is seen as unrealistic. Some of the dinners women want while dating are NOT dependent on the taste but rather the price tag that comes along with it. This is female hypergamous nature at it's core and this is why more men are refusing to buy expensive dinners. Usually women who are in there young adult years are more lax about this sort of thing but once they get into their late 20s and early 30s, the demand for "specific" (expensive dates) increases.