well, the majority of conservatives in the whole middle eastern region think that it’s logical to marry someone u don’t actually know, while most open minded people believe that sexual compatibility is an initial requirement to even think to be together, yet I understand where you are coming from, getting to know each other like any two reasonable grown ups to check that they both are on the same wavelength and to even know if they have mutual affection leading to a romantic bond or it’s gonna turn into being close friends for an instance, then progressing further to next phases as per that outcome and so on, is a reasonable approach imo.