Are You Ready for Dating?
Dating can be fun, exciting, scary and confusing all at the same time. Meeting, dating, breaking up and making up can teach you a lot about yourself and your values when it comes to committing yourself to one person.
Are You “Dating” Or In a “Relationship”?
There’s no specific ‘magic moment’ when you and someone you’ve been casually dating suddenly become an “item”. While the timing is different for everyone, here are a few ways to tell which situation you’re in.
You’re Dating When… |
You’re in a “Relationship” When… |
- You plan and then share time with one person or a group of people.
- You share informal events - such as a lunch date, a movie date, or dance.
- You spend time together in a casual setting e.g., at a friend's house.
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- You share a unique closeness or intimacy with one special person in your life.
- You’re seeing one person on a regular basis or choosing to be identified as being "with" this one person.
- You refer to this person as your "girlfriend or "boyfriend".
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Why Do You Want to Date?
Knowing what you value will help you decide what kind of dating you want to do and with which type of person. Take the quiz below to see what’s important - or not important - to you.
Your Attitude About Dating
We all have different attitudes and values about dating and relationships. You can better know and understand your attitude about dating by taking the quiz below. Attitudes are shaped by a number of factors: family, friends, religion, culture, and especially the media. Remember that there are no right or wrong answers, only that our values can change based on these influences.
Dating & Relationships
