dating

Okay, I know this clip is a little cheesy.

But guys.

This drives me crazy.

Ever since that one time, way back in high school, when the guy I liked was holding my hand

and texting his ex.... at the same time. 

Oh, awkward dating memories. 

Anyhow, please, please, please don't text on dates. Guys or girls, asker or ask-ee.

Honestly, if it's needed for part of the date, or an emergency, of course that's completely fine.

But other then that, put the phone away!

Put it on silent or turn it off & stick it where it won't distract you.

Have fun with your date, the great person giving part of their precious time to you. 

I promise it will make your date happy, and you'll have a better time.

And, that's all I have to say on that.

Oh, dating.

Here are some great sites on the subject - their completely entertaining, and have some fun advice & insights.
because, yeah, I sometimes read stuff like this in my free time. (:

http://www.eastercloset.com/

http://really-hesjustnotthatintoyou.blogspot.com/

And here are some lovely quotes I found, which are just fantastic.

"In a dating and courtship relationship, I would not have you spend five minutes with someone who belittles you, who is constantly critical of you, who is cruel at your expense and may even call it humor. Life is tough enough without having the person who is supposed to love you leading the assault on your self-esteem, your sense of dignity, your confidence, and your joy. In this person's care you deserve to feel physically safe and emotionally secure." 

- Pres. Jeffrey R. Holland

read his whole talk here. It's awesome.

Also, there is this

One of the grand errors we tend to make when we are young is supposing that a person is a bundle of qualities, and we add up the individual's good and bad qualities, like a bookkeeper working on debits and credits. 
If the balance is favorable, we may decide to take the jump [into marriage]. . . . The world is full of unhappy men and women who married their mates because . . . it seemed to be a good investment. 

Love, however, is not an investment; it is an adventure. And when the marriage turns out to be as dull and comfortable as a sound investment, the disgruntled party soon turns elsewhere for adventure, . . . 
Ignorant people are always saying, "I wonder what he sees in her," not realizing that what he sees in her (and what no one else can see in her) is the secret essence of love. 

Entering a marriage calmly and rationally is like dancing a bacchanal calmly and rationally; it is a contradiction in terms. It takes into account everything except what is important--the spirit. 

["Love and Marriage,"Deseret News, 18 October 1977]

quoted from Pres. Hinckley's talk, which you can read here.

And, last of all, here's my favorite one.

What really matters is that he will love you, that he will respect you, that he will honor you, that he will be absolutely true to you, that he will give you freedom of expression and let you fly in the development of your own talents. 

He is not going to be perfect, but if he is kind and thoughtful, if he knows how to work and earn a living, if he is honest and full of faith, the chances are that you will not go wrong, that you will be immensely happy.

- Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley