Casual Dating: is a physical and emotional relationship between people who go on dates without necessarily demanding or expecting the extra commitments of a more serious romantic relationship.
Dating: is a stage of a romantic relationship whereby two people meet socially with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a prospective partner in a future intimate relationship. It represents a form of courtship, consisting of social activities.
Relationship: an intimate relationship is an interpersonal relationship that involves physical or emotional intimacy.
The differences between casual dating, dating, and relationships are all quite interesting and unique. They all come with challenges and difficulties that need to be maneuvered around. Casual dating is described as a physical and/or emotional relationship between people/persons who go on dates without demanding or expecting more out of it. Dating, however, is where two individual people meet socially with the aim of a future intimate relationship, it’s a form of courtship. So, what should you do after the casual dating stage is over, and you are now officially dating? Well, you start at the beginning.
It’s time to get to know the person better by asking more personal and deeper forms of questions such as: what they have planned for the future, do they want children, do they want marriage? Of course, there is a time and place to be asking these questions, and you will want to rephrase them in a way that doesn’t seem like you are pressuring them or investigating them, after all, this is dating not a criminal investigation. But, this is the time you want to start discussing/asking questions on topics about things you want out of the future to see if the other person will be compatible.
Speaking of being compatible, does someone have to match up with you 100 percent to be compatible? Well, you need to know what compatibility is, to begin with, there is compatibility where both parties feel like they fit perfectly together, but there is also one-way compatibility where one person feels compatible with the other, while the other person does not. It all comes down to what we need as an individual and what we need from the other person. If you can grow and feed on one another's differences or similarities, you can make the relationship work.
That’s the thing… right there, dating is a stepping stone to making a future relationship work. You need to learn everything you can about the person you are dating before deciding once and for all if you want to have a relationship with them in the future. Are you compatible with the other person, are there enough similarities between one another, and are the things you find different in your partner a, “deal-breaker:” It is said, “that opposites attract,” which could be true, but is this always a good thing?
Although differences keep us unique and interesting, if there are too many differences between each other it can grow tiring. It can be exciting to find someone different from you, that you seem to connect with, but after a while, it might become a problem, if your partner shares no similarities with you at all, conversation and doing things together might start slowing down and eventually end altogether. When it comes to someone who has opposite beliefs from you and hobbies that you will never enjoy/have an interest in, then it might be time to move on.
Another part of dating is exactly that (knowing), is it time to move on, or should we move forward with this relationship? So, you've been dating for a few weeks or even a few months now, is it time to move forward and make it official? Well, it comes down to what you want and what you have learned. Do you and your partner both want the same things out of life, does your partner and you share similar interests or desires and do feel like you are compatible enough to make things work? These are all the types of questions you should be asking yourself before choosing if you want to continue seeing this person. It can be difficult, but for a healthy relationship to succeed, these questions are a great stepping stone to ask yourself before committing to anything.
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