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The Difference Between Dating and a Relationship
The main difference between dating and being in a relationship is that people in a relationship connect by a mutual commitment to each other. How you define casual dating and being in an actual, committed relationship is the basis of the relationship you have with the other person.Being a casual dater you may go to see a movie with some friends. In a relationship, the person you are seeing becomes your go-to person when the movie hits the theaters. One difference is that in a relationship, you are communicating every little thing that goes on in your life with your partner.
In dating, you tend to share what is relevant at the time. A major key difference between a relationship and dating is that dating can be intimately physical; a relationship has more emotional intimacy.
To distinguish the difference between a relationship and dating try focusing on the type of intimacy that you are having with the person. This is one of the reasons the Girls Ask Guys Show podcast focuses on communication. It builds the emotional intimacy needed for a true, loving relationship where both of you provide emotional attention and respect.
As a higher level of emotional intimacy begins to develop through the conversations you have, the topics discussed deepen your relationship bond. The commitment you feel towards one another deepens. This leads to physical intimacy becoming more meaningful and open as you move from casual dating to dating exclusively. This then leads to the partnership becoming a defined relationship. You start to feel more like their number one as this takes place. There is one question a lot of people tend to ask.
