From Wikipedia: by Pat Sanchez

From Wikipedia:

Dating is a form of courtship consisting of social activities done by two persons with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a partner in an intimate relationship or as a spouse. While the term has several senses, it usually refers to the act of meeting and engaging in some mutually agreed upon social activity in public, together, as a couple.

Dating or Courting has gone on for centuries. The way people date has changed over the years. When I was a young woman, dating consisted of a high school boy asking me out to a movie, then coming to my house to pick me up and meet my parents.