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)