Need advice on how to express a thought, thx teachers! ^^

[Help Wanted]

Dear teachers,

If a girl and a boy like each other and they decided go on dates. How should I express it if I need to begin with:

A month later, they ( became boyfriend and girlfriend???). Please advise, thanks

[boothling]

You could use the American expression "a month later, they were going steady", but I don't know if anybody says that any more. I think it's very old-fashioned.

You've asked a tricky question, because there are so many ways to talk about relationships, and they're all very subjective. Personally, I'd probably say:

"A month later, they were a couple."

But this has connotations that will be different for everyone. And who knows exactly when a relationship changes from "dating" to "being a couple"? Often not even the people involved can agree.

I look forward to more opinions on this one.

[Tdol]

They were an item.

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by Help Wanted

Dear teachers,

If a girl and a boy like each other and they decided go on dates. How should I express it if I need to begin with:

A month later, they ( became boyfriend and girlfriend???). Please advise, thanks

Your version is fine.

You could also say "were in a relationship".