What's the difference between "Seeing someone" and "Dating someone"?

[Fitness-Fanatic]

What's your definition of" Seeing someone" and "Dating someone"?

[Olodumare]

If I’m seeing you it’s strictly sex nothing more. I don’t want to know your birthday, your middle name, don’t wanna meet your family, I DAMN SURE ain’t spending money on you,@.

I’m in dating... I’m give her THE D , but im considering giving this woman the privledge of being my my company and taking part in a sharing of my time.

[Tuomaaash]

Interesting question. I think you´re gonna get a lot of different opinions on this. For me seeing someone is not exclusive, but dating is. Dating usually starts after you´ve already developed some sort of feelings and want to see how this go with that person. Then again, it could be the exact opposite for some

[Sienna-Rose]

Haha good question. Everyone has their own ideas about this so it'll be interesting to see the responses. For me there isn't so much a difference between seeing and dating, it's more about dating to get to know someone and then dating exclusively if you see it becoming a long term thing.

[pineappleshortcare]

Seeing someone is the noncommitted, getting to know you stage where you’re still establishing if you want to date each other exclusively and try to forge a relationship. Or it could be another less-committed version, like a heightened friends with benefits.

[cherryblossomXD]

I think they are the same so I would use them both. But I think that maybe other people would say dating when they are more committed and would just say they are seeing them when they are not as committed.

[Foehammer]

Sing somebody is before you date you guys are not exclusive to each other but you guys are seeing each other going out to eat and doing things together. Dating is the same as seeing the only difference is that you are sleeping with each other and are exclusive to each other that's the difference for me.

[RedDawn430]

"Seeing someone" is a loose term, which is why there is so much confusion. It was originally intended to mean you were exclusively "seeing them" so to say. But these days, sadly, it does not mean the same thing, now it means you aren't committed to anything yet, you aren't officially dating yet.

[Jonnynoh]

I think if your seeing someone your only going out with them exclusively, but if your dating someone your both open to dating other people. Or is it the other way around, I don't know I've always been a 1 woman 1 man kind of guy, to be honest I'm lucky if I can find the 1 woman 😂😂😭😭

[LovelornBest]

I'd argue its a matter of exclusivity.
Seeing implies your feeling them out for a relationship while dating implies your already in the relationship.

[TacosRAwesome]

They're interchangeable in my book, but seeing is less serious than dating.

[Lovemycountryboy]

Seeing someone is like friends or aquiantes

Dating someone is when u r actually going out

[sanjunga]

When u seeing someone u just do it for pleassure, to fulfill your sexual desires, when u are dating its a bit more serious, cos emotional factor is also in the relationship too

[winterfox10]

Seeing is more of a passing interest. Dating, or going steady, requires some focus and commitment.

[BS2ETA3033]

Seeing someone sounds private and a little secretive or at least not open for public discussion. Dating someone sounds like it is a subject that is more open to public discussion.

[TheUglyMonk]

I call everything seeing each other, we're married? naah we're seeing each other legally.

[JustAnotherGirlie]

Hilarious XD

[pizzalovershouse]

seeing them means you font datebany 1 you 2 are a couple

[maturedlibra]

Much Much difference, Like Day and Night difference

[Lazeez]

no difference its only about to see the lovers or freinds.

[moemenshaaban]

Seeing someone is for a cup of coffee
Dating is for a glass of wine

[BarbieLola]

I thought there was no difference

[BCRanger10]

In my mind, there is none.

[JuanFrank7]

I don't think there's one

[Shybabe33]

No commitment

[Razal]

Pretty much the same !!

[jon28805]

To me they mean the same thing.

[momo770]

Commitment

[awanti95]

Too much 👁

[mT2359]

Same thing.

[mT2359]

Preliminary stage is dating someone.

Subsequently, if dating goes well, then you are seeing the person with a view to explore something long term. After that courtship begins when you want to propose something serious and long-term.

[LunaJ]

i was always thinking that seeing someone means less than dating. seeing someone = you're not in a relationship yet.

[mT2359]

Where I come from seeing someone is a more serious form of dating. Dating is more of first impression kinds. If u like the first impression then it results in a friendship and then might lead to more serious form of compatibility searching (seeing someone).

[mT2359]

Then again might be more of a lost in translation thing.

[LunaJ]

lost in translation is a good movie 😁
interesting cos i never had the "we are friends, let's try if it works out as a couple". when i met someone interesting we started a relationship quite fast. the only friends first relationship i had happened only cos we didn't think the other likes us the same way too 😂

[mT2359]

Probably that's y once broken up, mainraining friendship in such a relationship isn't a priority any longer.