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to learn how to interact with different people. to understand how much simple things can vary from person to person. to learn what a relationship is, what it is not, and most importantly, how to identify when it is over. simply put, for the experience.

to call them "practice" relationships is perhaps a bit harsh and misleading, but i said that because OP already expressed that he currently has no real interest in the locals, so i thought that the idea of it being an experiment might take the edge off a bit. certainly, and relationship has the potential to progress, if all the pieces fit..

really, going any further than what? should every relationship be entered into with full hopes of love and marriage and children, or what?