do people date people that really dont have the things they are looking for in a girlfriend/boyfriend??????

its called LIFE

maybe just to have someone to date????

me and my ex-wife had nothing in common and we got along great and we still do

Is that what it is?? I thought I just had bad luck.

booty call?

Didn't you go to high school? That's all those relationships are. People who date someone they don't really like/have things in common with/know, are still learning how to date.

couln't have said it better myself

BUT if u got married..then u were both looking for the same things in life...right???

sex?

Because loneliness interferes with good common sense.
Because they're horny.
Because only one of them is really thinking of it as a date
Because the eye color is right.
Because they look so hot.
Because of beer goggles

I have more becauses, but they really fit into the Jerry springer forum.

u have lotsa good answers!!

I dont understand the question....be more specific please!

Never mind that. How in the hell did you get above 68,000 posts in a year?

they don't have ANY of the things? Or just not ALL the things?

I mean, isn't there room for SOME compromise?

If I say I don't want to date anyone under 30, and someone that's 29 is interested in me, I should turn her down?

If she lives 75 miles away, and I was putting a 50 mile limit on it, she won't work out?

so like maybe u have a list in your head of very important things..say age range/children/faith/morals/funnieness...

if somebody say was jsut funny....would u give it a chance???
or say why bother..

what is the point of just dating...
u meet somebody that has one of the five things that matter to you...so u should go on a date and waste time when it will probably never amount to anything..

or jsut wait for somebody that scores at least a 4/5..

idk

Because you have to kiss a few frogs to find a prince....

Wow,this is sooooooo scary!

To answer your question, the point of dating is simple: TO HAVE FUN!!! If you really consider it a "Waste of time" to go out and have a good time enjoying someone else's company:

* Enjoying a day at the beach
* Going to a movie
* Going to dinner
* Going out for a few drinks
* Exploring the likes and dislikes of someone you enjoy being around
* This list can really go on a while

Anyway, as I was saying; if you really consider all of the above a WASTE OF TIME then you deserve to spend the rest of your life finding that someone to plug into your idea of Mr Right while you over look all the other qualities that you forgot to put into your recipe of Mr Ho-Hum. I wish you luck though and I would say have fun; but I don't think you've considered that....

Because everyone needs to be met in person to even see if there is a click or chemistry between you both..
Words can never give you much depth as to what a person really is like...

nooooo..I have lots of fun....
BUT it has crossed my mind that i would like more than just a good time...

i can have fun hanging with my children/friends/self....

once u realize that a person probably is not really what u r looking for...say...they are jsut fun..but dont match the other things...
what the heck are u supposed to do..

or is all the things u want but not fun....what then??