Letters to the Editor
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I'm not sure about these courses
simply because I don't know that much about them.
But in principle it seems a good idea to me to present adults, and even high school students, with non-controversial courses about forming solid relationships -- or at least recognizing a good one or a bad one when they're in it.
Even younger students from kindergarten on up would benefit from courses in getting along with others, including smart conflict resolution.
When we consider how much strife there seems to be at every level in the world today, why not start on the personal level.
P.S. I tend to agree that in a dating situation checklists can be counterproductive. (Though learning about each other's most basic needs in a relationship like similar political and religious views, desire to have or live with kids, smoking/non-smoking, and whether the other person has murdered any previous romantic partners is best done sooner than later.)
When starting a dating relationship it's natural to discuss each other's lives. But if one confronts the other with a cross-examination, any chance of romance goes out the window right away.