[chachacha]

i hope i am not laughed off the forum but it has occurred to me that our generation is pioneering dating for seniors....i cannot imagine anyone in my parents' generation out dancing, flirting and dating at our age! therefore, we are mostly reverting to our prior dating experiences, of the high school variety. this cannot be healthy, either mentally, emotionally or physically, for everyone. for me personally, i have found that i am unhappy when i am not living my ideals and my faith. i wonder if there are enough other people out there who feel as i do that it might be possible to form a singles support group for those who want to remain celibate until marriage. we all want the company of the opposite sex, but we do not necessarily welcome the pressures to become involved sexually with acquaintances after only a few dates! at that rate, we would become a community of promiscuity, disease, and lack of self-respect. the singles community is really rather small here, and we tend to see the same people in the same circles, and gossip abounds. so as we encourage our teens to wait for marriage, perhaps we should consider that this path might also bring us more happiness than we are now experiencing...anyone want to discuss this?