A great deal depends on the stage you are at in your life when determining whether to pursue a casual relationship.
There are other points in a person’s life when it makes sense for them to date casually, as opposed to seriously. For instance, a divorcee who is getting back into the dating game is advised to keep things light for a while, to avoid dealing with another serious commitment right away. Widowers may also want to dip a toe in the water, so to speak, and keep things casual until they feel they are emotionally ready to commit to another person.
Maybe you’ve been in a casual relationship for a while now, and you find yourself falling for the other person
Maybe you’re the one who wants to take things to the next level and announce your intentions to make this relationship more serious. How should you go about doing that? What are the best steps to take? And are you sure this is what you want?
With casual dating, there’s always that fear that perhaps the other person isn’t on the same page as you
Perhaps the most important thing to keep in mind is that you may want something entirely different from what the other person wants. Maybe you have fallen in love, but the other person is at a different point in his or her life 