I think this may be coming back a little(or maybe that's just my circle)? It's not fully accepted but it is happening.
It feels like there is a distinction between 'talking' and 'dating'.
I know 2 people that are or have been 'talking' to multiple people at a time. Getting to know each other, small dates, etc. but not being fully committed as a romantic partner. There can be easily ended.
Then there is 'dating', which I would consider myself to be doing. We had the leg up of all ready being friends before asking each other out (mostly allowing us to skip any 'takling' phase). We see ourselves as pretty much a solidified relationship. We both want to get married but not seeing it as a must makes it feel more legitimate than it probably would have in the past.
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It feels like there is a distinction between 'talking' and 'dating'.
I know 2 people that are or have been 'talking' to multiple people at a time. Getting to know each other, small dates, etc. but not being fully committed as a romantic partner. There can be easily ended.
Then there is 'dating', which I would consider myself to be doing. We had the leg up of all ready being friends before asking each other out (mostly allowing us to skip any 'takling' phase). We see ourselves as pretty much a solidified relationship. We both want to get married but not seeing it as a must makes it feel more legitimate than it probably would have in the past.