Hi, I'm Donna Barnes. I'm a life and relationship coach and owner of NYDatingCoach in New York City. In this clip, we'll talk about why people date. Well, dating is really important. If you meet somebody that you're really hot for, you need to make sure that you date other people as well. Because you'll put too much energy on that one person and you can smother them, and you can push them away. So, it's important to keep a lot of different dates with different people, and you date so that you can get to know somebody. That's why they call is dating. And don't ask, don't tell if you're dating someone. That means you don't have a right yet to say what did you do last night? Well, they might have had another date. And they don't want to tell you that and they don't want to lie to you, so don't put them in that situation. Dating is good for a relationship in the beginning. It makes you slow down the pace and keep your options open, and then you don't get too much attracted to that first person until there's a time for that. Once you get comfortable in the relationship, then you talk about commitment. But until then, it's all about dating. I'm Donna Barnes, life and dating coach in New York City.