What is Dating?
Answer:
Dating refers to social activities between two people for the purpose of getting to know the other more fully.
In the US, the word covers a very broad range of activities and intentions. The most common use of the term is related to courtship and using activities to get to know a person for the purpose of a long term relationship or marriage.

Casual dating may happen simultaneously with a number of different people. This can also take the form of “group dates” where two people participate in an activity with a larger group of friends, or “speed dating” where couples pair off for conversation for a few minutes then move on to a new partner for more conversation.

Exclusive dating often follows casual dating as a couple focuses their time on one relationship and gets to know one another on a deeper level. In the US, exclusive dating historically led to marriage, but now couples commonly date for many years without marriage and may cohabitate while still “dating”. Recent developments in the “dating” world include the use of online registries for meeting new people to date and virtual dating in online virtual worlds where avatars interact in place of two “live” people.
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