Dating vs. "going out"

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  • MichelleLaree13
    MichelleLaree13 Posts: 865 Member
    So I'm going to geek out here for a second (because it's what I do best!) and say that you should really read excerpts, articles, or books on the sociological framework and history of "dating" and "courtship" in America. It's really fascinating how the semantics of the word(s) and action(s) have changed over the past 50 years!

    Our generation (and I'm 25... so... you get the idea) seems to not like the idea of dating multiple people at once (or maybe that's just because I'm from Tennessee). But doing so didn't used to be that big of a deal a few generations back. Hints the cheesy term "going-steady." Some sociologist suggest that it's a backlash of 60's and 70's free love culture and others say it's more to do with the AIDS epidemic...

    It's really interesting though. I'm. Done. And I apologize for being an uber geek :D

    Thanks for the read. When I was in the dating scene, I went out on dates with everyone I was potentially interested in. I didnt hide what I was doing and I thought it was fine. I didnt have a boyfriend. Most everyone else thought it was at least a little rude if not horrible. HAHA. Now I am in a good steady relationship. Maybe it is due to all the dates I went on :drinker:
  • SouthernSweetie74
    SouthernSweetie74 Posts: 844
    I don't date or go out. I just "talk" to men.
  • tennisbabe94
    tennisbabe94 Posts: 444 Member
    Well when I meet someone, I go on a date because I want to get to know them. I don't say "Hey, lets be exclusive and your my boyfriend!" after the first date, so we continue to date. If, after a few dates I decide that I do want to be exclusive with them, then we are boyfriend/girlfriend (which yes, sounds like a childish term but I can't think of a better term for it) I define dating as the period of time from meeting someone, and the point in time where we "define the relationship."

    ^^This
  • Darkskinned88
    Darkskinned88 Posts: 1,177 Member
    they are two different monsters, dating is just that we're going on dates, we call/text eachother but i'm not going to assume i'm the only guy in the picture nor should she assume she's all alone in my datebook. Going out/exclusivity is another phase entirely at that point we're only dating one another

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