Dating seems to assume sex in today’s world and fornication should never be a consideration. What I mean is that dating puts people in an awkward position. If it “works out”… great. If not, it’s kind of like going backwards in the relationship. Be friends first and foremost and if you find that this person challenges you to live a holier life and vise-versa, then discuss the idea of marriage and see if you both think with the mind of the Church. I belive that Only when people can agree to an objective standard outside themselves can true cooperation thrive. Obviously there will be some issues where a couple will disagree, but there has to be a substantially large number of points on which they will agree. I also believe that the man should lead and that the woman should follow, but recognizing that the woman is a trusted advisor, for lack of a better word .The man is the head, but he woman is the heart.