I don't know many people who enjoy dating for dating's sake. Everyone I know is like me, dating with the ultimate goal of finding a lasting relationship. So dating is not very highly rated at all, in my experience.

But if the question is about romance and relationships, I dunno... that's personal. I do think that people tend to have unrealistic expectations about how happy they will be and how much better their life will be once they're _________ . (married, in love, you fill in the blank.) And perhaps I am among those folks :- ) I know it's what I want, that I want that companion, lover, someone to really partner with. I am pretty functional on my own... I've mostly been single, so I'm certainly not a serial dater/monogamist. I don't think it's a matter of 'not feeling whole' until I have that relationship. I'm pretty damned whole. I just want it.

I also think that a lot of people are clueless as to how to make a relationship work. It is work. Hard. freaking. work. Skills are required. Me, I'd like to think I have those skills.