Dating: What's the Point?

I disagree with the statement that dating is just practice for divorce. Though the divorce rate is going up, everyone who has a healthy relationship began with dating each other before they were married. Obviously the times have changed and people have become a lot more casual when it comes to hook ups, especially in the experimental years of high school and college. This is not a good thing, but I don't think it is influencing divorces. I think that things such as rushing into a relationship, infidelity, and distrust are bigger factors of divorce than having wild teenage years. My peers and I are all very different. Some have boyfriends and some do not even talk about boys. I don't think there is really a norm, because every person is different. Overall, I by no means think that dating is a waste of time because without dating you cannot meet the person you are meant to be with.