I learnt to drive in the dark (Winter) and find driving in the countryside easier at night at on single track lanes you know when a vehicle is coming towards you because of their headlights, a bit of a warning.
Although the night lives of deer give a good reason to test the brakes!
In regards to cars dazzling you, I usually flash them, if they have stupidly bright 'normal' lights then I don't feel bad for blinding them as they should be aimed down from my eye line anyway!
people driving behind you with full beams is equally annoying, as is 'city drivers' putting their side lights on and not their main lights, then switching from city driving to motorway/country driving still with side lights, which is not enough to be seen, especially if you have a dark coloured car.