Published: January 17, 2007 11:27 am            

Can they offer this class at IUK?

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Even college students might need a lesson or two about dating.

Beginning in February, the University of Sioux Falls will offer a one-credit dating course called “Finding Dates Worth Keeping.”

Laurie Chaplin, a relationships counselor and licensed therapist who’s been married 28 years, will be the instructor.

The course is being offered through the USF Learning Institute, the same agency that offers seminars on wellness, job hunting and business communication.

“Some people may think it’s a slack course, but I think they’ll come out with something that changes their lives,” Chaplin said. “We go to college and get an education. But our love relationships impact us more than anything else.”

Today’s young adults are “working harder to get smarter about their mates” and want lifelong relationships, she said.

In class they’ll learn about infatuation and when it’s best to break up.

“Sometimes it’s much more loving and smart to break up,” she said.

        

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