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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
What does casually dating means?
I am not in the position to be ready for dating yet but I read so many comments about some of you casually dated before seriously dating. Is casual dating the same meaning as FWB? If not, it just seems hard to do because how do you know the person you are dating is on the same casual page as you are? It just seems like a recipe for hurt feeling or stringing someone along. Help me understand.
Re: What does casually dating means?
Well for me it's how I refer to my FWB in conversations so it sounds umm less crass? But for us we've both chatted about the fact that we don't want partner or to date anyone exclusively.
But I would also deem myself a "casual dater." In that I really am only interested in dating people for fun and have no interested in a serious relationship. I think it would be fun to have someone to go out with once a week or so, but I don't want to be running errands with them, reading the paper together or snuggling on the couch watching a movie. I also don't have an interest in them have a place in my life i.e. meeting my parents, etc.
"Casually dating" to me means going on dates without any expectations for the future. Kinda dating just to go out, meet people, maybe get a free meal, and if there's a spark... well, go from there.
It's highly unfulfilling if you only have first date after first date, which is usually what happens when you're dating just to date.
I had a FWB for a while, too. I never told anyone we were dating, because that's not what it was (since we never even got drinks together).
This is how I see casually dating except if it turns into something more, that's ok. For me it's also figuring out what kinds of men are out there. When I was younger I dated the same "type" over and over, which obviously didn't work out so well for me. Casually dating of course can turn into more serious dating but right now it's seeing what's out there, getting back into meeting new people but not dating to find a future husband.
I like how you put it as "testing the waters" out there before seriously dating. That is a good way to put it.
Yeah because for me that's exactly what it is. Personally, I only dated within my religion and to be honest, a lot of those guys were cookie cutter version of each other. I'm taking the time now to meet people outside of the norm that I was raised and dated in to see what's out there. Even though I've lived in a lot of places, I found myself drawn to the same types of people no matter where I went. It's time for me to meet new people, friends or potential suitors, who are different than me. So far, I'm enjoying it.