The covers to this vintage paperback have minimal to no shelf wear on the corners/edges. The binding is tight and spine is not cracked. The pages are clean, no underlining, writing or coloring. Synopsis | The modern dating system is bankrupt. It does not train young people to form a relationship but rather to form a series of relationships, hardening themselves to all but the current one. Recreational dating encourages emotional attachments without covenantal fences and makes a joke of a father's authority. The disrespect children have for their fathers in this area is an echo of the disrespect fathers have for their own office. . . b-334