Talk:Dating (activity)

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"Dating is very fun as long as you do not get any sexually transmitted diseases." I don't even feel the need to justify removing this... Nssquall 19:26, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

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To tell the truth, I'm surprised this article is still here. IBTL theanphibian 03:18, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

"http://www.myhotpeeps.com" appears at the end of the first Paragraph. No reason why its there, however, so I think its best to just remove it. 99.245.39.68 21:05, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Contents 1 "Liquidity" 2 Dating in religions 3 Dating is an American Activity 4 how to act

[edit] "Liquidity"

"As in the marketplace, liquidity is essential for all participants to achieve the best outcome available to them."

Can anyone explain to me what this sentence in the article means? Even after reading the intro to the liquidity article, I still don't get it.—greenrd 21:06, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

It means that people who have the potential to do business with each other (marketplace)/form a good relationship (dating) have to have the opportunity to transact (marketplace)/meet each other (dating). Zargulon 21:10, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dating in religions

Can someone add a section or explain the effects and where religions stand in terms of dating: say Christianity and Islam and Judism etc etc....It would be useful to have and the only reason I don't or can't contribute is because I know very little of this subject. For example is it a sin to date in Christianity or Islam or Judism etc etc...? If so why? Or how do people who are orthodox meet to get married in the first place, if they are so committed to God, how or why would these people want to date for? Do you see my dilema? LOTRrules 23:12, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Only Americans date... everyone else just "meets" or "goes out". Americanism. #29 ^(talk) 01:35, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

I am Christian and I am allowed by my religion to date. I know that there are many subsets of Christians and all beliefs vary. It depends on the individual, but I have never heard of a Christian who could not date because of religion.All4music2010 19:33, 10 October 2007 (UTC)all4music2010

[edit] Dating is an American Activity

This article has been written to describe the phenomenon of dating as it occurs in the United States (and perhaps Canada). In my experience, whenever this topic comes up in conversation with an international audience (Europeans, British, Irish, Australians, to a lesser extent Asians), everybody agrees that 'dating' as portrayed in US popular culture does not occur in other parts of the world. It isn’t common that people ‘date’ more than one person at a time. This would be seen at best as not being interested in the first person, or at worst, cheating. In most other (Western/English speaking) countries people tend more to ‘go out with’ or ‘go steady with’ one partner. Things progress from ‘dating’ after a few dates (perhaps somewhere between two or five) and turn into something more exclusive than the ‘casual dating’ that seems to happen in America. If anybody is aware of any comparative studies that have been done on this they they would be worth referencing. This article should be expanded to reflect that dating as it is described here is an American phenomenon. (Hitched australian Guy - 136.153.2.2 06:20, 1 August 2007 (UTC))

I grew up and live in Britain and I can say that the above comment certainly does not apply to Britain. From the Australians I know, I think you underestimate the diversity of practices even in your own country. Perhaps it is because you mainly hang out with a certain type of person.. who knows? Zargulon 09:30, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

I grew up and live in Portugal, and I've always had trouble wrapping my mind around the concept of dating. Usually you get together with the woman you're interested in at school, college, work, wherever you met her, simply because it's inevitable. Or maybe you start inviting her to attend social events as part of your extended network of friends. When you finally invite a member of the opposite sex for "dinner and a movie" with you alone, it's usually pretty obvious what (or who) will come next ;)

87.103.94.89 09:03, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Really.. what if someone else likes her too? Or, in Portugal, do you only go for people that you are sure that no-one else would like? Zargulon 09:50, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Then it is her choice who to pay attention to! The above comment is correct and holds for most of Western Europe. It would be seen as duplicitous for sombody to 'date' several people at once. You go out with somebody and if this does not work well you then look around for someone else. One at a time! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 212.35.31.33 (talk) 22:41:15, August 19, 2007 (UTC)

What if she does does not feel she has enough information to make a choice? Would all Western European people commit based on inadequate information, rather than gain more information on which to base their decision? Zargulon 07:55, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

You can still "gather information", as you put it, 'one at a time'.

Some people would see that strategy as more proper; some would just see it as inefficient. In every society different individuals have different approaches. It is unclear how anyone could believe otherwise unless they were very sheltered. Zargulon (talk) 19:48, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

I was born and grew up in England and live in the US. 'Dating' in the US doesn't match anything I experienced in Britain (never used the word there - we were 'going out' with someone or 'seeing someone'). I have yet to meet any American who can clearly explain exactly what 'Dating' is. This is the first time I have seen it defined as assuming that the goal is sexual activity. Maybe this is because Americans are so prudish about sex (they blank out body parts on TV and bleep 'fuck' etc). I'd be very careful about providing a definition outside of a cultural context.

I live in the US, in New York and if someone goes out with more that one person it is considered cheeting. All4music2010 19:37, 10 October 2007 (UTC)all4music2010

Lol by whom? Zargulon 01:45, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

The difference in the definition and standards of dating varies among individuals, not geographic areas. Fuzzform 02:30, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

I concur absolutely. Zargulon 13:03, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] how to act

This is written to describe protocol in dating —Preceding unsigned comment added by All4music2010 (talk • contribs) 19:43, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

It may actually be quite useful to include some set of guidelines here. I just went through one first date that -- well -- didn't turn out too great. Naturally, sources and citations are required regarding this material to prevent WP:OR. KyuuA4 (talk) 17:46, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Useful, maybe, but Wikipedia is not a How-To Guide. It shouldn't be written in that kind of style, but if there are any scientific studies which say anything useful about dating, they could be cited in a neutral way.—greenrd (talk) 20:34, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Ah yes, indeed. Silly of my suggestion, despite being involved in video game articles. In that case, OK. Research material indeed. KyuuA4 (talk) 21:46, 22 February 2008 (UTC)