Before marriage, younger Americans date each other, that is, they often go out together. Casual dating usually begins in the early teens, and in the late teens a _______ of steady dating develops. There is a great _________ that one goes to a dance with one person, to a football game with another, and to a picnic with a third. Sometimes two couples go out together. This is known as “ ______ dating ” . Group dating is also ________ among young people. Large groups of boys and girls may _________ together. Young people may go out together for a long time, which is, ________, a public statement of their ________ to marry. Men and women go out together ___________ especially those in cities. This is “ adult dating ” . They ski together, dine together, either at restaurants or in each other ’ s homes. The American dating _______ is a rather casual one. Often young Americans who hardly know each other go out on dates. It is also __________ for them to arrange a “ blind date ” , that is, a date between two young people who have not met before.