Dating means the affective relationship maintained between two people who unite by the desire to be together and share new experiences. It is a relationship in which the couple is socially committed, but without establishing a marriage bond under civil or religious law.
In Brazil, Valentine's Day is celebrated on June 12th. In some countries, it is celebrated on February 14th, St. Valentine's Day.
In a traditional relationship, dating is the phase of the relationship that precedes engagement and marriage. The couple share knowledge, strengthen trust and complicity, and experience more intimate, emotional and/or sexual nature, which serve as a basis for deciding whether to make a commitment more serious.
It is a lighter and less demanding relationship than a marriage, but it also involves fidelity between lovers.
Nowadays, in many cases dating is not for the purpose of marriage. They are liberal dating and relationships tend to be more open.
In the past, dating expressed the act of courting the desired person without implying any kind of intimacy.
This concept still applies when someone covets something he wants to get. For example, in the phrase “after a few months of dating that bag I decided to buy it”, the act of dating refers to the desire to own a certain object.
