Trigger words: relationships (8) relationship (6)
Indicator sentences: What do you define as a relationship? Are all couples able to have a romantic outing every time? Are dates where you just hang out really bad?
Trigger words: learning how to date (2) learns how to date Learning how to date
Indicator sentences: But what does learning how to date mean? I am sorry if I got caught up in OP's comment's semantics, but it appeared to me that he said people should date to learn how to date. That doesn't make sense.
Negotiation parts: I think you have more of a problem with the wording that the meaning behind it. (BTW, I'm a guy) What he means is you learn what it's like to date, how to treat a girl on a date, how much MONEY it takes to bring a girl on a date, and just lets you practice that before girls have certain expectations. Sometimes, dates are the only chance you get to talk to a girl 1v1, and that can also be a learning experience. Does that make more sense? One learns how to date in the same way that one learns how to speak, when to shake hands, or how much personal space to give other people. Humans are social creatures, sex (understood in the broadest sense here, not just the physical act) is a social activity, and social activities have to be learned - and the way social activities are learned is not through rote memorization, but by observing, doing, and trial and error (a process referred to as "socialization"). Considering how tremendously complex sex and all associated activities are (which is *a lot* of activities), it takes years to learn how to date, and many if not most people never "master" it. To take a concrete example, Amy Schalet undertook a study comparing American and Dutch teen dating cultures ([here's a good article that she wrote about her findings](http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/opinion/sunday/24schalet.html)), along with various social metrics like teen pregnancy, divorce rates, etc. What she found was that the permissive Dutch culture, which allows teens to experiment and learn while still living with and receiving the guidance of their parents, created much healthier attitudes about sex and dating than did the restrictive American culture, which limits teenage sexual activity and so creates adults with less experience and knowledge. Learning how to date is also a fairly important thing. Its a relatively important social dynamic. It may seem petty, but when to say "i love you" is huge, along with actually figuring out what the hell saying "i love you" means. how much to text, how much contact you want, need, dont need... how to be a good significant other, how not to get taken advantage of, how to be a good lover, what kind of kinks you have... all of these things you can only learn by doing it.