The dating scene is great, but there is obviously a time to move on. After a number of dates with a person, and a desire to get to know this person one on one, a boy may pose the question "Would you like to take our relationship to the next level? You know be exclusive?" Or something along those lines.
Before you answer consider this. Post mission during the college dating scene your answer should be based on the following idea. Don't go exclusive unless you are ready to consider the possibility of eternal marriage with them.
Interesting huh? I thought so too as I learned about this in my LDS marriage and family class. But it makes sense. At this point in my life, and in the lives of those that are trying to move from dating into relationships, this question is very applicable. What is the point of being in a relationship with someone if you do not want it to progress? I am not saying that you have to be ready to say yes if they immediately follow up with the engagement question, but the engagement question after a period of relationship may be, in your mind, a possibility in the future.
So when a boy asks you "You want to make this relationship exclusive?" (Or anything along those lines)... when you say yes you may also be saying " I think I might be interested in seeing if we could be together forever."
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