what does 'dating' actually mean?
402493
For people under 18 it means "going out"... Any age over that means sex.
145595
Will you go out with me? Would you like to go out? Would you like to catch a movie? Do you want to go out? Do you want to go steady? We should go out to eat sometime. Would you like to go out to eat? I enjoy spending time with you, wanna catch a movie? I like you, would you be my boyfriend? Do you wanna date? Lets Date!?! \n\nI wasn't sure if you meant out on a date or out "dating" (b/f and g/f...etc) Hope this helped and good luck! Knock him dead!
1077775
How do you date on line? Tell her that dating in person works dating on line is just words.
758382
Yes, that's why they call it casually dating. That's when you can date as many as you want. No strings.
301205
Yes.It is a way to tell you that she does not want to be your girlfriend. I am guessing that the girl in question is trying not to hurt your feelings by blowing you off completely,or she really wants to keep you as a friend but would rather date another person
46837
Online dating is where you meet people with like interests through an internet website.  You start by filling out a questionnaire where you tell about your likes & interests and what sort of date you are looking for.
9161
It means she's enthusiastic about her sexuality and possibly at a stage where she's exploring it more freely.  This proclamation can be found on a profile of a teenager or someone in her early 20's.  I'm 21 and I've refered to people of the opposite sex that are my contemporaries as "boys" coloquially rather then as men. (i.e. 'You heard from him, eh?  How is that boy doing?'  'I'm going to go hang out with the boys.') Though, when refering to an attractive individual, I usually call them a "guy".  This said, it can also denote the area of the country she's in as being one where this colloquial term is used in place of "young men".
784262
I don't see why not.  It's not like you have to walk up to them and say "Will you go out on a date with me?".  Lot's of things have kind of blurred over 13 years.  Dates can be considered just going out to have fun (screw the formal dressed up stuff, that's not the ONLY thing called a date now!).  If you meet a guy you like, ask him if he'd like to go get a cup of coffee and talk.  Or if your timing is right, ask him if he's hungry and if he'd like to grab something to eat.  Just be around him.  Things will happen.  And yes, women can ask men out too.
433453
(m)\n\nCourtship (sometimes called dating or going steady) is the process of selecting and attracting a mate for marriage. \n\nen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dating
450232
hooking up can mean meeting for sex...but down here in the huge town of amarillo(being sarcastic) it can also mean hook up to meet for a drink or a date, but it probably has an alterior meaning if a guys says, "yeah, then we can hook up for a date."  but if he says "yeah, they we can hook up and get a drink," he probably doesn't mean anything by it, just trying to sound cool...if someone told me, hey, "Bill and Jessica hooked up,"  that to me would mean they had sex.  Oh and thanks for the help on the gym question...liked your answer.  Take the headphones out once in a while!  ;-p
162182
What do you mean "date"? Just make sure you are both on the same page.Are you marraige minded or playing?Age difference is okay.There are other things to think about here.
1090278
It means that she isn't turned on by you physically.  She may like you as a person, but she doesn't want anything more than friendship (or she wants to go back to just friendship).  \n\nSorry  to pass along bad news, but if you are looking for a relationship, you are going to have to look elsewhere.  Yeah, it sucks big time.
199514
I think it's a site where people get to know each other with a view to having relatively anonymous sex; to describe it as a "dating" site would suggest that there's an emotional attachment involved. Based on the experiences of a friend of mine, I don't think that's the case ...
693060
Neither.  Dating is the necessary prelude to courting.  Dating is where two people are learning about each other, exploring each others' personalities in order to determine if there can be something more.\n\nCourtship is after you've made that determination, and you're actively working to win each others' hearts.  If you do the courtship without the dating part, your chances of success are reduced because you don't know as much about each other.
220200
I took IT to mean you wanted her to get you a date of some kind.  IT depends on what kind of date you were asking for, I guess.
920814
Yes, I have heard the expression. The meaning behind this is that if a man asks you out with little notice and you accept it appears you are available to him, without other plans or possibly options. It is rather silly though and I wouldn't follow this advice or the man you crave will just ask another girl that is more available!
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I'm having the same problem myself. The way I decided to solve my problem, was to be great friends, but casual daters. If you value your relationship (as friends and lovers) talk about it...over chinese food or pizza or something. Really talk about if you think the relationship will last more than a month and what would really change once you 'officially' started dating. would there really be a difference in how you act around each other other than physically (i.e. hand-holding, kissing, etc.)?