“We’re dating.” That’s what I say when people ask what me and this new boy are.

I know they’re really asking “are you boyfriend/girlfriend, are you a couple?” But that’s not what we are at this point. We’re in that “we kind of act like we’re a couple yet haven’t talked about it, so really we’re just dating” stage.

Which I am perfectly happy about. Why rush into being boyfriend/girlfriend? Just enjoy, it’ll happen when it’s supposed to happen.

So, why is there not a noun to describe dating? It’s a perfectly acceptable stage of the dating process. It needs it’s own noun.

So I’ve created my own dating noun.  I’ve dubbed him my “Dating Friend,” the DF if you will, because really, we are friends who happen to be dating.

So yeah, feel free to use as you head out on your dating, yet not BF/GF, adventures.

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