He's a little bit commit-a-phobe; she's a little bit "find the one."

On paper, Timothy Goodman and Jessica ("Jessie") Walsh have opposite values when it comes to dating. Goodman prefers to date casually, sometimes seeing several women at the same time. Walsh, on the other hand, is a self-described "hopeless romantic" who jumps too quickly — her words — into relationships.

But the two also have a lot in common. They both live in New York City, work as graphic designers and have been friends for the past four years.

In March, after finding themselves newly single and equally frustrated, they started dating for a 40-day experiment, with plans to document the entire journey, day-by-day.

That was then. They started posting about their 40-day spring stint on July 10, with daily updates to their blog, each from a different day (in chronological order). They'll continue updating the site until Aug. 16, the big 4-0, and finally reveal what everyone's been wondering: Are they still together?

It's the Forty Days of Dating project — and for those keeping track, it's a captivating, borderline-addictive blog that's approaching a climax.

"Jessie and I have been really good friends for the past four years now," Goodman tells Mashable. "We met in the design community here in New York.

We've always been close, but it was never more than a platonic relationship."

The dating idea sparked during a trip to Miami back in December 2012. The two were on their way to Art Basel, a contemporary art show. Walsh was venting to Goodman about a recent breakup.

"She was heartbroken about this guy, and I ... well, I was dating too many women at the same time," Goodman laughs. "Then this idea sort of came to me: 'What if there's something here?' We're both creative people, so as soon as we got on the flight, we started tossing all these other ideas around. By the time we landed, we had this crazy plan for a dating project."