Something that has always confused me is what people consider "dating" or a "long term relationship"

Some people say "we dated" and it& #39;s like they saw each other twice. I& #39;ve been on dates where I never saw the person again after the first meeting, is that "dating"?

And then long term relationships.... For some people that& #39;s a couple months?? That& #39;s like a 6-8 dates (for me, assuming every-ish weekend there& #39;s a date)

And every relationship I& #39;ve had has been 1+ years long

I guess for me, I& #39;m not dating someone until we& #39;ve had at least a month of dates and talked about how we& #39;re official with it. Dating is weird!