The ` are we dating` talk..... everybody dreads it.

Welcome to that awkward fork in the road for ANY Relationship...

You know that one guy you talk to non-stop everyday, hang out and have great one to one time with. Yet, what are you? It could be a number of different situations.

1.Friendship Zone - aka the friend zone. It's great if that's where you want things to go, but incredibly awkward if that's not what you were aiming for. Consider this a win win if you are in this spot. You're close enough that you can stop any additional emotions, turn it around and just go on being friends - without that awkward situation that occurs that one night each of you have too much to drink and decide to hop back home together. Everyone has been there and for sure done that. It's all about how you handle yourself which determines how it will all work out.

2. "We're Just talking"  We've all been there - it's the limbo area. It's the area where you go out, have a few drinks, go to the movies and do fun things together. Flirting is everywhere, so everywhere that all your friends and their friends are asking how long you've been dating, or when you show up to events stag, your friends say " I was half excepting (insert we're just talking boys name here) with you" . How do you go from just talking to, dating or exclusive?

3. Dating - non exclusive its the part of the relationship where you're going out on dates, doing fun things together but who knows if there's someone else that is trying to bid for the same spot in the girlfriend pool. This is about the time that the dreaded "what are we..." talk occurs. It's when you have to decide if you're going to pursue this... are we going to go to the next step and just see each other exclusively? "Should I end it before it gets to serious?" How do you go about it? Who should take the lead? What's the next step? I've known a few girls who have just jumped right to it and did the notorious Facebook relationship status change. But I think that's the quickest way to scare a man away if you haven't even approached the idea or spoken about it.

4. Exclusive Dating: So, you've gotten over that hump; that awkward fork in the road. You did it - no matter how you did it, you put your big girl pants on and took the lead, or you played the vixen and let him take the lead and do all the talking. No matter how it happened, it's a big step to even get this far. That means you've both made an impression enough on each other to only date each other Here is where all the fun begins.



That's my take on life right now - I may be far off.