Usually referred to as a NAB.
Pronounced: knob, as in doorknob

Def: the title you give the male you are in a relationship with after the dating stage, but prior to giving him the actual name of “boyfriend.” Usually this person will attend events, go to family functions and act in a boyfriendly manner but does not have the title.

Usually referred to as a NAR.
Pronounced: gnar as in the first half of gnarly

Def: When 2 people are seeing one another on a regular basis for a lengthy amount of time they usually can be give the title. This couple will act as if they are in a relationship, but will not call each other “boyfriend/girlfriend,” but may use pet names such as “honey, baby, snookums, ect”

This word can be used up to the extreme of 2 people cohabitating for many years, having kids, mixing bank accounts; at this point it would be referred as a Not A Marriage.

Usually referred to as a NAG.
Pronounced: nag
Def: the title you give the female you are in a relationship with after the dating stage, but prior to giving her the actual name of “girlfriend.” Usually this person will attend events, go to family functions and act in a girlfriendly manner but not have the title.

This word can also be used on the opposite sex as a not a boyfriend.

The act of using social networks, particularly micro messaging service twitter, to find potential mates. Examples of twitter dating are public messages with an extraordinary number of emoticons, inside jokes between users who may or may not have had sex and the tag #twitterdating.

Range of ages relative to one's own that it is acceptable (not creepy) to date. Usually:
- Lower limit = (your age / 2) + 7
- Higher limit = (your age - 7) * 2

1. Thou shalt not date friends of friends

2. Thou shalt not ask someone out over the internet, unless it is absolutely necessary

3. Thou shalt not break up with thy partner over the phone or internet, in any case.

4. Thou shalt not make plans for the future, unless thou plans to fulfill them

5. Thou shalt not send mixed messages and signals

6. Thou shalt not cheat on thy partner.

7. Thou shall reject activities involving a name as an adjective

8. Thou shalt not use fecal matter in romantic ways

9. Thou shall be a dick for up to 6 hours after a break up. after this time, thou shalt not hold grudges.

10. Thou shall change the lingus, if thou is unsatisfied

a date-like activity or activities (i.e. movies, dinner) performed by a guy and a girl together, who have no interest in each other and no intent to date. These activities are performed strictly as friends, although these not-dates can be segues into the awkward phase before actual dating commences.

For other people, distinguishing between a date and a not-date is difficult, if not impossible. Thus, those who are on a not-date are often confused by other people that they are dating or vice versa.

In the base metaphor, a not-date is the equivalent of sitting in the bleachers and watching the game.