I got to see it firsthand, since my mom and stepdad met when i was maybe 5 and married when i was 11. I got to see a few "don't"s, like my mom said the first date he took her miles away, not telling her where it would be, which was further than she wanted to be with a little kid at home with her parents. I saw quite a few good things, too. They have a great relationship.
But, a lot of those good things that won her over were either private (I know he apologized and realized he messed up after that first date but little else and never saw it) or things I coudln't figure out when to do (spontaneous romantic stuff.)
A few of the "do"s they discussed later sounded good but just didn't work out. However, except for "don't think about who you're going to marry, just try it," most of them were very helpful and just didn't work out for me. So their hearts were int he right place, and I'd say it was all good enough to be called a "yes" for this poll.
However, personally, I can't see why you'd date someone you don't want to marry. So, I don't call that practical, but I guess it could work if you're "going dutch." Like my mom read about this person with similar handicaps in the paper and hooked us up. We had lunch together and talked some and that was it. I was like, "Uh, okay, what was the point here?" afterward.
But, I try too hard at enough stuff that I give her a pass even there. I figure, "Okay, I know who I inherited trying too hard from."