noun, Botany. 1. a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection. Origin of enation.
â¢ Length of time spent together: dating means length of time spent together could be less as in few weeks or months. In a relationship, the length of time spent together is longer. Sometimes it can go up to a life time. Further Reading: 1  Difference Between Dating and Courtship. 2  Difference Between Dating and Going Out. 3  Difference Between Working and Personal Relationships. 4  Difference Between Open Relationship and Relationship.
Generally, an open relationship is when the parties involved have two or more romantic or sexual relationships occurring at the same time either as a short term relationship, such as dating, or long term relationship, such as marriage.