Dating Through the Ages.

For todays Application I decided to get a little idea about how dating has changed through the ages. In order to get a taste of dating, I asked my grandparents, parents, and people my age what their best date ever was. The results are in.

Grandpa Hart- When I was dating in high school and college my favorite dates were going on a hay ride to somewhere in nature where we would get out and eat some dinner. The hay ride was fun and food was involved.

Grandma Hart- I loved dancing. In Salt Lake there were places that had live bands. We would each get a dance card and it was the best of times. I have fond memories of those experiences.

Combined Grandma and Grandpa Hart Best Date- We got a bicycle built for two. Grandpa packed the picnic basket and brought the blanket. They biked to a local park, set up the scene, and ate the delicious dinner. Then Grandma wanted to swing. So they found the nearest swing set. Well the rest is history. AHHH. Cute.

Dad- I loved Hay rides (hmm sounds kind of familiar). I also had a really good dance date. The church was celebrating 150 years. It was a formal dance in Salt Lake and it was so good.

Mom- In our day we had firesides dates. Awesome huh. We also did a lot of game nights. I pretty much liked any interactive date where we could just talk and get to know each other.

Combined Mom and Dad- We went to a Homecoming Dance right after we were engaged. We were young and in LOVE. And the rest is history.

Modern Boy #1-Dinner, then, go to a church gym or something and face paint each other with glow in the dark paint and then play glow in the dark dodgeball (with newspaper rolled into balls and then tapped to retain the shape), glow sticks and wristbands can be included as well. Then return to an apartment and dish ice cream and toppings into a rain gutter (new, unused of course) and just enjoy eating out of a rain gutter.

Modern Girl #1- My friend hadn't seen avatar so I made him wear all blue, I wore all blue, we watched avatar, and I made us all blue snacks haha (blue powerade, blue bug juice, blue corn chips, blue jello, all the blue skittles, and blueberry bagels with blueberry cream cheese and blueberry yogurt!) It was very fun!

Dating has changed, but it still provides the opportunity for the same purposes. Dating is a pre-requisite to eternal marriage. So it is an important step in the whole Marriage and Family Scheme.