For a young man who is not one of the Latter Day Saints, dating an LDS girl can be a confusing experience. First, strict LDS parents are from the viewpoint of the young man, insanely concerned about things that don't seem to be objectionable to other you women's parents.  The LDS parents are doing their best to guide the young women through the years while she is yet under their supervision and authority. Since the parents of the young woman are well aware of the prevalent attitudes toward sex, promiscuity, and what they believe to be non-scriptural activities and locations, they are perhaps excessively protective. 

Even for a decent young man who is trying to do the right thing and respect both the young woman and her parents wishes, Latter Day Saints dating means not engaging in some of the common activities associated with dating, such as movies, dances, unchaperoned parties and gatherings without adult supervision.  While attending functions at the young woman's church, the young man may be seen as a convert and he may be subtly or not so subtly encouraged to associate with the other young men in the group rather than restricting his attentions only to the one young woman.  At the same time, the promises of eternal marriage with the young woman if he goes through the steps needed to become LDS. 

For the young woman raised to follow her parents wishes, Latter Day Saints dating with a non-believer can be a very stressful situation. She may genuinely care for the young man, but the young woman who believes in the tenets of her religion naturally wants to marry within her faith and raise her children in the same faith.  She will not be allowed to do that with an unbeliever without withstanding familial,social and religious pressures. 

For the young man who is not Latter Day Saints, dating an LDS young woman means asking some difficult questions.  Many young people recognize the physical attraction and the dissonance between the two ways of dealing with it make it unusual that two people, one LDS and one not can fully resolve the difference in their beliefs and marry.

For the non Latter Day Saints dating an LDS young woman, he should try to be respectful of her parents and their wishes.  Once she is aged 18, the parents cannot really stop her from dating the young man, but angry confrontational behavior is likely to set up controversy not only between the girl and the parents, the young man and her parents, but between the young man and the young woman simply because to Latter Day Saints, dating is expected to lead to courtship and marriage, while to the non-believer dating means just being together for the sake of enjoying each other's company.

This is a situation where the pull is just too strong for most young people to withstand. For the young man, he may see the rules and regulations imposed as unreasonable and thus not want to continue with the relationship, or the young woman may not be strong enough to face the pressure of family to marry in the faith.