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 ___1____ of steady dating develops. There is a great ____2_____ 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 “ ___3___ dating”. Group dating is also ____4____ among young people. Large groups of boys and girls may ____5_____ together. Young people may go out together for a long time, which is, ____6____, a public statement of their _____7___ to marry. Men and women go out together a great deal_____8______ those in cities. This is “adult dating”. They ski together, dine together, either at restaurants or in each other’s homes. The American dating ____9___ is a rather casual one. Often young Americans who hardly know each other go out on dates. It is also _____10_____ for them to arrange a “blind date”, that is, a date between two young people who have not met before.