casual dating
Low-stakes seeing someone
Casual dating is romantic involvement without commitment to exclusivity or long-term partnership.
The relationship may include physical intimacy but carries no expectation of progression toward marriage or cohabitation.
People who are casually dating typically see other people simultaneously: We're just casually dating—nothing serious.
The term distinguishes lighter arrangements from committed relationships.
- flingForceful toss, or tryst
- friends with benefitsPlatonic bond plus sex
- hookupCasual sexual encounter
- no strings attachedWithout obligations or conditions
- flirtingPlayfully showing romantic interest
situationship · seeing someone · tinder · swipe · texting · chemistry · drinks · bar · spark · noncommittal · rebound · fun · playing the field · playful · crush · attraction · butterflies · ghosting
- datingmatch, profile, swipe left, hookup, breakup
- twentiestwenties, young adult, early adulthood, emerging adulthood, college grad
- dating slangghosting, breadcrumbing, talking, situationship, cuffing
- hookupshookup, one-night stand, fling, booty call, friends with benefits
- relaxationrelax, naps, break, rest, calm
- romancelove story, amor, love, boyfriend, courting
casual datingcommitted relationship
Mutual pledge between partners
marriage · engagement · long-term relationship · matrimony · wedlock