Talking stage
The talking stage is the getting-to-know-you phase: regular messages, maybe a first date or two, but no label yet. It can be fun and low-pressure, or it can stall for weeks when nobody says what they want. The quickest way through it is a simple question about intentions — casual, ongoing or something more.
In a sentence
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