Dating (disambiguation)

Last updated January 15, 2026

Dating is an activity by two humans who are exploring or are in a romantic relationship.

The term may also refer to:

Courtship, period in a couple's relationship which precedes engagement and marriage
Timestamp, information identifying the date and time when a certain event occurred

Chronological dating, estimating the age of an object or linguistic artifact
- Relative dating, determining the relative order of past events
- Absolute dating, determining an approximate age in archaeology or geology
  - Radiometric dating, a family of techniques used to date objects using radioactive impurities
- Dendrochronology, dating tree rings to the year they were formed
"Dating" (Not Going Out), a 2007 television episode

See also

Blind date (disambiguation)

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