"seeing someone"

I was trying to think of a similar term of "seeing someone" in Chinese tonight. It seems that to Chinese people it's not common to have a stage of "seeing someone".

This special someone you see, he/she's not your boyfriend/girlfriend, you two don't have any commitment, but most people today have this social rule that one should only see one person at a time...or the outcome will very likely be ugly.

The greatest part of "seeing someone" is that though without committment, the couple can hold hands, kiss, have sex, go on vacations...just pretty much anything they want like a real couple. And this period can go as long as they want, no pressure!

I do buy this concept, I actually think it's a mentality that shows "love" the respect it deserves. I'm not used to Hong Kong guys who jump to say "I love you" right after we enter a relationship, sometimes not even a relationship. I don't know about Europeans or Latinos, but people in North America don't use the L word easily until things get REALLY serious. Love is so much more than just affection. That's why it makes me sick too when I hear those pop icons and their fans shouting "I love you" to each other.

There are just too many love abusers in this world.