pre-dating

Pre-dating is the period of time before a couple becomes official. It often includes a significant amount of hanging out, flirting, and often times arouses suspicion amongst friends of either or both parties. Also see talking.

Friend #1: You and John have been hanging out alot lately, are you guys dating???
Friend #2: No, we're pre-dating.

pre-dating by Chontel J September 23, 2005

Get merch

Get the pre-dating mug.

See more merch

pre-dating

Time period which occurs before a couple is officially dating. This span of time includes a significant amount of hanging out (one on one or in a group), flirting, and usually arouses suspicion amongst friends of the two parties. Also see talking.

Friend #1 : Are you and Bobby dating???
Friend #2 : Naw girl, we're pre-dating.

pre-dating by Chontel September 23, 2005

Get merch

Related Words

pre-dating • prebating • Predaking • Preating • Predalingus • Predawing • Predrating • pre • pre-cum • pre order

pre-dating

The awkward stage of a relationship where the two individuals are spending a lot of time together but have not actually admitted that they are dating.

It is not necessarily a desirable state to be in.

Can also be used to describe two friends of the opposite sex who spend all their time together but who are not actually dating but may as well be. Should not be confused with friends with benefits.

Sandra: So are you and John together?
Jane: No, we're pre-dating at best.
Sandra: Oh...bummer.

Dara: What's up with Laura and Ed?
Anita: Oh, they're pre-dating.

pre-dating by shortirish November 17, 2010

Get merch

pre-dating

Pre-dating is when someone who is in a relationship that they anticipate will end shortly begins meeting up with other people of romantic interest on date-like encounters.

This is usually done in order to gauge levels of mutual attraction and put out feelers of interest before breaking off the existing relationship in order to hasten the transition from being in a couple to dating new people.

Pre-dating can be distinguished from traditional infidelity because it involves identifying areas of romantic tension to follow-up on in the future rather than engaging in a physical or emotional affair in the present. The practice involves deceiving a person's existing partner, however, and many people see it as nothing but straight-forward cheating.

Since me and my girlfriend are probably breaking up when she moves overseas next month, I thought I'd do a bit of pre-dating and see what else is out there.

pre-dating by K.C.R March 28, 2011