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No one is saying the two people ARE dating and marrying. They're saying the process of finding a co-founder is LIKE dating and marrying. That's what an analogy
by akalsey 17y ago
No one is saying the two people ARE dating and marrying. They're saying the process of finding a co-founder is LIKE dating and marrying.
That's what an analogy is. "a⋅nal⋅o⋅gy - a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based"
- chrischen 17y agoAnd the awkwardness comes in because not everyone is keyed in to the analogy. It can be easily misconstrued as the two people are dating. For two guys however it's less awkward because people naturally seek another explanation for the term dating first. But for some people they could jump to the romantic term for dating, and knowing this is why it can be seen as awkward even to just some people.