Dating. What's the Point?

In my opinion, dating is not future practice for divorce. It is a way to develope a closer companionship with someone you feel diferently about than you do about your best friends. Dating is a way to test the waters with someone you have a slight or genuine interest in getting to know more romantically. Dating in modern day society has almost become a thing of the past sadly. The new thing these days is the hook-up culture where everyone just makes out and or sleeps with one another instead of taking the time and effort to develop a real relationship. Personally, I believe that the hook-up culture allows people to get to know each other really only physically well, and not emotionally or spiritually enough. Also, I can confidently say that I feel the hook-up culture is primarily based on external attractiveness. That's the initial draw to one another right? It's completely shallow and disappointing to know thats what lots of the outward passion that sparks initial hook-ups is based off of, physical appearance. Random hook-ups, one nights stands, booty calls, etc, are always leaving at least one or both of the parties involved left feeling lovesick/miserable/regretful. In reality, it's useless. Therefore it is actually the hook-up culture that is practicing for divorce because it doesn't allow us as people and as partners to develop the tools for retaining an emotionally stable relationship.