Dating/ Courting is the same way as you would make a friend the 4 "I"'s
Intrigue
Intrest
Intrust
In Love.
And they operate in that order and at the pace each individual selects(sometimes that pace is faster for some then others). There is such thing as dating and as courting, there are Godly ways to do so, but the thing about the "I" method is it works to find friends. I am still sticking with the fact that marring your best friend is the best way to go. You dont date your best friend you hang out with them, have dinner with them, eat with their family, watch their TV shows, they let you in their world and you let them in yours. Label it dating label it courting, whatever but it is what it is making friends or a best friend. Just as in many situations we have what we think are friend, turns out they arent, that can hurt, but that doesnt mean become a loner and hope God brings you one friend for your whole life. He gave us the choice to choose those friends, and our bestfriend. Agreed that when people date they say the L word cause it seems right, but I have several very very good friend that i Love (female) and they have said it to me and I to them....but there is no intent on marring one of these friends. So have I given my heart to quickly to them or a piece of it away....maybe but maybe not, but we give a piece of heart away all the time in many things we do, though it is the most fragile it is also the most functional, it overrides the brain and emotions, we have a lot of pieces to give away and still have a whole section for our best friend.
Warrior Poet