Difference between "hanging out" and a "date"

MiniMichelle

So, I want to know where people think the separation between "hanging out" with someone of the opposite sex and it being a "date"? I've been having a conversation with a friend and I wanted to see what MFPeeps have to say :happy:

dumbbanana

Hanging out you don't have sex in the back of the car, or in the bathroom at the restaurant. Dating you do.

TylerJ76

If you have to ask, it's not a date.

dumbbanana

If you have to ask, it's not a date.

Are you following me?

dropdeadgreggie

TylerJ76

If you have to ask, it's not a date.

Are you following me?

You like it.

blushingmama

dates come with pressure.

hanging out - no pressure, no expectations, you're free to do what you want without needing to assign a label.

Cranktastic

:drinker:

nphect

its a date if he wears a suit jacket or tie :P

126siany

So, I want to know where people think the separation between "hanging out" with someone of the opposite sex and it being a "date"? I've been having a conversation with a friend and I wanted to see what MFPeeps have to say :happy:

Hanging out is what's done by cowards or people who are just hoping for some meaningless sex. Why women put up with it, I'll never understand.

Ivy_leaves

Dates imply that both parties are putting forth an effort to ultimately have sex with each other.
Hanging out requires no effort whatsoever, and can include farting, belching, and generally being asinine in front of the other individual.
/nod

blushingmama

Hanging out is what's done by cowards or people who are just hoping for some meaningless sex. Why women put up with it, I'll never understand.

that's awfully judgmental. maybe the woman doesnt want a relationship, she's happy with having friends and doesnt need the emotional roller coaster. maybe she WANTS sex.

randomtai

Hanging out is what they call it when they don't wanna be seen in public with you.

blushingmama

weak

JPod279

Hanging out = Expect something like a BJ or handy and possibly actual sex

Date = Sex is expected, preferably some hot and heavy with full VIP access.

nphect

Hanging out is what's done by cowards or people who are just hoping for some meaningless sex. Why women put up with it, I'll never understand.

that's awfully judgmental. maybe the woman doesnt want a relationship, she's happy with having friends and doesnt need the emotional roller coaster. maybe she WANTS sex.

WHAT , im telling my grandmama

126siany

Hanging out is what's done by cowards or people who are just hoping for some meaningless sex. Why women put up with it, I'll never understand.

that's awfully judgmental. maybe the woman doesnt want a relationship, she's happy with having friends and doesnt need the emotional roller coaster. maybe she WANTS sex.

I was asked for my opinion and I gave it. :noway: You have used the internet before, right? :huh:

penrbrown

Honestly... I don't know. Sometimes guys ask me if I'd like to have 'coffee' with them. I take this as HANGING OUT, not a date. To me, coffee isn't a date. Coffee is what you do with friends, not dates.

But I've never really figured out what exactly constitutes a date and what doesn't. Especially with fellows you're not already friends with.

iAMsmiling

Honestly... I don't know. Sometimes guys ask me if I'd like to have 'coffee' with them. I take this as HANGING OUT, not a date. To me, coffee isn't a date. Coffee is what you do with friends, not dates.

But I've never really figured out what exactly constitutes a date and what doesn't. Especially with fellows you're not already friends with.

Coffee with someone who is not already a friend is an interview, by the end of which, both parties will know if they want to be friends, to date, or to forget the whole thing.

guardian419

I used to 'hang out' with a female friend of mine all the time. We could go out for food, watch a movie, explore the island (stationed in Hawai'i at the time), and there was no problems at all.

It all depends on what the people involved really are trying to achieve with whatever situation the two are being put into.

Beware the pie and ice cream date. This is where a guy takes you out for pie/ice cream... if it goes good, it moves on to a movie. If it goes bad... hey, at least you got ice cream

penrbrown

Honestly... I don't know. Sometimes guys ask me if I'd like to have 'coffee' with them. I take this as HANGING OUT, not a date. To me, coffee isn't a date. Coffee is what you do with friends, not dates.

But I've never really figured out what exactly constitutes a date and what doesn't. Especially with fellows you're not already friends with.

Coffee with someone who is not already a friend is an interview, by the end of which, both parties will know if they want to be friends, to date, or to forget the whole thing.

That's kind of how I see it too. Haha!

bugaha1

its a date if he wears a suit jacket or tie :P

sorry that's a wedding

TorontoDiane

hanging out is just having fun relaxing time with either men or women friends with really no intention of it going any further in my opinion and a date is an intention to get to know someone better intimately if there is any spark or chemistry... a date is intention to follow thru on date 2 ... if there is a connection and hanging out is simply hanging out.. its not a date

NomNomCupcakes

I really don't know the difference!
Becuz I'm a loser who never gets dates ;____;

sandiki

If it feel awkward when no one is talking.. it a date.

fbmandy55

I go with date when that's what HE calls it.

"Do you wanna go on a date this weekend?"

But there is nothing wrong with just hanging out to see if you like the person and want to move on to a date or something else...

porcelain_doll

I honestly don't believe there is that big of a difference. You 'hang out' when you go on a 'date,' right? The expectations of each person can vary, but unless it is discussed or implied up front, you don't really know what those are. A person could ask you to 'hang out' because they have a secret crush on you. Or someone could ask you on a 'date' because they don't know you and would like to get to know you better. Either way, you are spending one-on-one time with another person and doing some kind of activity together. I don't see that big of a difference in terms of labeling.

Alex_is_Hawks

It's the formality of the thing....

someone asks me to come over and watch a movie, or meet for coffee or a drink...then it's hanging out...

someone asks me to have dinner, GO to a movie or do something that requires a set amount of time...then its a date...

dane11235813

Hanging out is what they call it when they don't wanna be seen in public with you.

LMAO....funny because sometimes that's true

Kamille2007

Hanging out is what they call it when they don't wanna be seen in public with you.

WORD!!!!!!!!!!

bugaha1

here we go Boom!