<human>: Can you give me the gist of the text in a nutshell?

I've been on a few dates with a woman, we are both in our early 40s and divorced with kids of our own. I told her I am enjoying her company and getting to know her. But I was clear that this was going to be a slow process, as I wasn't ready for a relationship. There has been nothing physical between us. She asked if I was going to "date" other women. I said that I would go on a date with another woman, but I'm not looking for "dating" as in a relationship, so it would be very casual. She said she didn't think 2 people could get to know one another if one person was still willing to date around. My opinion is that "going on dates" is casual, and as long as people are honest about it, it's not a big deal. I said I'm not looking for casual sex.

Anyhow, she said that this is not normal, that people can only go on dates with one person, and if that doesn't work out, they move on. So her point of view is you go exclusive and only go on dates with one person until you aren't "dating" them anymore. I think that's already jumping into exclusivity, which is "dating" and a "relationship." 

Am I off base here? Don't people go on dates with different people until they decide to enter into a relationship (and then sometimes not even then?). Maybe I'm missing something here... was married for a long time until a few years ago...
<bot>: in your 40s, is it normal to go on dates with more than one person or do people go exclusive from the start?