Dating is just a word and words carry all sorts of energy, expectations, emotions. Its not the 'dating' that is confusing, its what we project on another person that makes dating so troublesome for many people.
When we realize that we are whole and complete, that we can only create our own happiness, no one and no-thing external can do that...then we can relax, have fun and be detached from outcome when we date.

When we think someone is going to complete us, make us happy, safe, give us something that we think is missing, then dating becomes a goal, a necessity- it takes all the joy, the 'being in the present' with another soul, away/

Dating is about trusting your heart, your intuition, its about being honest, totally open, giving love to another even if its not returned in the way you want. Dating is 2 souls saying hello to each other and reminding each other of areas to heal, grow, love, learn, discover, explore....

Dating is always a way to see what your current areas for improvement are- you think its the other person, but all is a reflection.
When you do the inner work, when you take 'self responsibility', meeting another, dating, is just a way that life wants us to connect...and be in the experience, the unknown...and not cling to certainty or the way you want things to turn out.

When 2 people are walking on the same path, heading in the same direction, have the same 'life project' which could be children, a shared spiritual path or anything else, thats when relationships flourish and bond.