Honesty while dating
Hurt, and often loss, comes with dating. Losing a love or the hope of love is part of the dating situation. But, while losing a love that one desires is almost inevitable in the dating life at some time or another, losing one’s trust in the opposite sex does not have to happen if people are honest with one another.
It is one thing to have loved and lost. It is another thing to have loved and been lied to. There is nothing wrong with dating someone, enjoying their company, and finding out where a relationship is going to go. That is almost a definition of the dating circumstance. But as soon as someone is sure that dating is not going where another person thinks or hopes that it is, that person has a responsibility to tell the other one clearly and honestly. Anything less is deceitful and harmful. Do not lead someone on, or allow them to deceive themselves by anything that you are doing.