For them, dating would normally be meeting in groups or parties, then pairing off.
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	2	case	2:case	_
2	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	8:obl:for	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	8:punct	_
4	dating	dating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:outer	8:nsubj:outer	_
5	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	8:aux	_
6	normally	normally	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	8:advmod	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	8:cop	_
8	meeting	meet	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	0	root	0:root	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	10:case	_
10	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	8:obl:in	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	12:cc	_
12	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	8:obl:in|10:conj:or	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	8:punct	_
14	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	15:advmod	_
15	pairing	pair	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	parataxis	8:parataxis	_
16	off	off	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	15:compound:prt	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	8:punct	_
