Mike DomitrzPresident, Author, and Speaker on Respect, The Center for Respect, Inc. · Author & Speaker on Respect for Schools, Corporations, & the Military since 1990 (has reached

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9 Jan 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, the speaker argues that dating during high school should not be viewed as a pathway to marriage but rather as an "audition process" for learning what qualities and roles one prefers in a future partner. Using a theater metaphor, the speaker explains that each dating experience is like delivering a monologue on stage: even a stellar performance can be rejected if it doesn't fit the director's (life's) vision for the role. The key takeaway is that high‑school relationships are opportunities to test compatibility and should be ended without personal judgment when the match isn’t right, rather than being seen as a reflection of personal worth or a step toward lifelong commitment.

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Dating is not to marry in high school. How many agree if you're dating to marry in high school, you are set up for disaster zone? Agree that's true? Say that's true. That's true. It's called an audition process. That's what you're actually doing. You're auditioning to figure out what kind of parts you like in the show, the show of your life. So if you've ever been in theater, here's how it works. You walk on stage, the director sits right in the middle right there. You give a monologue. You could give the greatest monologue of your life. And it could be the best performance that director has seen all day. And the director will still yell sometimes, next, because you're still not right for the part. Even though you were amazing, even though you were incredible, that's high school dating. You should be able to go, next, and we can call this a night. This isn't a good match. And that's all we're figuring out. Has nothing to do with whether I'm a good person, they're a good person, none of that. Just not right for the part.