I loved our discussion in class on Monday about dating.  I liked how we talked about the dating filter.  It all makes sense to have a filter because some things are more important than others when it comes to dating.  The first one, propinquity is the most important because when you are dating someone you want them to be geographically close to you.  The distance between you should not be far.  The next one which I think people don’t like to mention because they don’t like to sound vain it attractiveness.  When you don’t know the inner qualities to them yet, their outward appearance is the only thing you can judge them on.  You must be attracted to them before you get to know them.  This is initially physical, but as you get to know them, they usually become more attractive. The last thing I wrote about the dating filter was similarities.  Similarities are more than just common interests.  This can be religion or anything familiar to you.  I really loved talking about the 3 P’s Elder Oaks talked about when it comes to dating.  They are paid for, paired off, and planned.  I thought it was cool that we could compare those three things to three of the responsibilities fathers have to their families.  To go along with paid for is to provide, paired off is protect, and planned goes with to preside.  When we are dating we are preparing for marriage and the roles we will someday fulfill.