Stages Of Young Love

Youth dating is something that each blossoming person definitely has to experience. The thrill of many firsts establishes the kind of outlook the person will hold onto for the rest of his or her life. In the earlier years, meeting the potential beloved is confined through the opportunities made possible through the schools, community, and family. But with the emergence of technologies that bridge time and space (and cheat both, in a way), finding someone to date is simply getting faster.

But no matter what the means are, youth dating still goes through the same stages as any dating that happened years ago. The caution in every part of the journey is still the same in principle, although the contingencies adjust to the context. Caution, we say, because the youth have the tendency to give everything up for the idea of a romantic love, stemming from their adherence to happily ever afters. Dating is simply a time for calculated risks.

Taking a breath away. Whether it happens in person or through networking sites, the first stage in any dating game is that moment when someone steals a part of another’s consciousness, and captures an untapped feeling. Some would call it love at first sight, but that is seldom given the benefit of the doubt these days. Then the exchange of contact details would happen, and some first chitchats happen.

Getting to know you. This is the time when both young individuals learn more about each other through dating. Sometimes this occurs as the friendship stage, while others would court the beloved right away. The ups and downs of dating comes in this stage since young daters try to find the balance between learning about the self and the other person. It is to be expected that young daters would feel a little high in this moment, and would tend to go the extra mile for each other even without the formal relationship. There is no advisable length of time on the getting to know you stage. It happens for as long as the young daters do not feel they are ready for the relationship yet.

It is also during the getting to know you stage that each person is introduced to the set of friends and trusted loved ones of each other. It is a part of knowing the person and welcoming him or her into one’s life. The issues that arise here are acceptance and compatibility, since most young people associate their identities with their friends. The more liked a person is with the another’s set of friends, the easier the dating becomes. Daters find a way to balance their social life and their time with the person they are dating.

The big leap. When the young couples find themselves ready to formalize their attraction and to be officially committed in dating each other, that is when dating becomes a relationship. This is the most awaited moment for both couples, as they would always remember “how they began”. When the dating becomes a relationship, a new chapter begins – new forms of happiness, new troubles, new adjustments. It is also a step when young people start to grow up, and finally mature as individuals.

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