I understand your point, Melody, but I don't think that the main intention of a mock date is to be practiced/rehearsed. From what I've read, and seen in videos, it's a way of getting insights about how a person may be falling short of his/her intentions for a first date, in an attempt to help the person overcome any apprehensions he/she may have.
Seems like a really interesting and logical idea, and there are dating specialists who use this approach to help prepare become better at the dating game.
Have you ever gone on a "mock" date? Would you, if you could? What do you think of the idea?
If you could be a spy in the inner circle of any 1 of these persons ....
Yes, it is...