Dating in Japan
It is clear that dating is one of the most significant issues of student lives in Japan. However, as students grow both mentally and physically, what dating indicates gradually changes from becoming boyfriend and girlfriend to becoming partners with each other.
At first, dating means becoming boyfriend and girlfriend. Students go out with someone from a group which has almost the same status as their own group. Pretty girls go out only with cool boys, and vice versa. Boys who look uncool cannot go out with those pretty girls even if they want to, or those pretty girls do not even care about uncool boys. However, as they become older, some begin to go out with someone from a different group than their own group. A girl who always wears fancy clothes, for example, may start dating with a boy who has never thought about clothes and is always occupied with his hobbies. Moreover, students love their girlfriend or boyfriend more than they do when they are younger.
The reason why the way students date changes might lie in the maturity in them. When students are younger, they care how they look. Therefore, even dating can be one of the ways to look cool or establish their status. As they mature, however, they begin to want more than status from dating. They go out with someone who has similar way of thinking or values, and inspire each other in a positive way. They also want to rely on each other and even discuss their future. In a word, students gradually begin to look at the reality and think about their future, and look for someone who can be their partner in their lives.
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It is clear that dating is one of the most significant issues of student lives in Japan. However, as students grow both mentally and physically, what dating indicates gradually changes from becoming boyfriend and girlfriend to becoming partners with each other.
At first, dating means becoming boyfriend and girlfriend. Students go out with someone from a group which has almost the same status as their own group. Pretty girls go out only with cool boys, and vice versa. Boys who look uncool cannot go out with those pretty girls even if they want to, or those pretty girls do not even care about uncool boys. However, as they become older, some begin to go out with someone from a different group than their own group. A girl who always wears fancy clothes, for example, may start dating with a boy who has never thought about clothes and is always occupied with his hobbies. Moreover, students love their girlfriend or boyfriend more than they do when they are younger.
The reason why the way students date changes might lie in the maturity in them. When students are younger, they care how they look. Therefore, even dating can be one of the ways to look cool or establish their status. As they mature, however, they begin to want more than status from dating. They go out with someone who has similar way of thinking or values, and inspire each other in a positive way. They also want to rely on each other and even discuss their future. In a word, students gradually begin to look at the reality and think about their future, and look for someone who can be their partner in their lives.
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こんばんは、僕の名前は池田要静(ヨウセイ）です。さっき、日本のデーティングはアメリカのより全然違うと思ったけれど、この作文を読んだあとアメリカと同じですね。というのは、身分（social status?)と大人げ（maturity?)の関係は同じです。しかし、でーとをつれてくところとかそのやつは違うかもしれない。
もう寝る時間だから、よろしくお願いします！
That is a wonderful blog entry. I agree with what you said.
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