Oct 13 2008
When Casually Dating Someone, Can You Date Other People?
You may have asked this question in the past or maybe you’re wondering it now. It can be a difficult situation to be in.
If you really like the person that you’re dating, why would you date other people? Well if this person is dating other people or doesn’t want a relationship, then you are free to date other people. If they tell you that they don’t want you dating other people when either they don’t want a relationship or they’re already dating others, you may want to reevaluate things. The person that you’re dating has their cake and wants to eat it too.
I’ve been in this position before. The guy told me he didn’t want a relationship so I started dating other people. When I told him I was dating others, he got upset, but I had already told him that after our discussion he basically gave me permission to do so. He quickly changed his mind on us “casually dating” and we moved onto exclusive.
Be aware that if you do decide to date other people, the person that you’re already casually dating may get upset. The situation could go one of three ways- they could cut ties completely, continually casually dating you or decide to move to exclusive. The only way you can truly know what’s going on is to simply ask first before you do anything. If you’re casually dating someone, there’s no reason at all that you can’t date other people, that’s why it’s called casually dating and not exclusively dating.
