NO, you're not missing anything. Dating is different for each of us. Personally, I'm definitely NOT a dating expert. Woo'ng a woman? I don't know what that is. Here I am. Do you like me? Great! I need weeks of time spent in conversations with someone before I can determine whether I will continue to make an effort at a relationship with that person.

No nature is the best guide and it works.

A date!

Date? Ummmmmmm..... I think I did that once. It rings a bell.

You are in a beautiful part of the country..plenty of great places-national monuments, etc. where you can have a date.

A date is a formal agreement to meet somewhere to do certain things. The first few dates are best done in public, driving separate cars, for safety..

I used to meet for a first date at a Bar-B-Q place at Cave Run Lake, near Morehead, KY, with a hike and rock climb afterward up Lockegee Rock, highest point in three counties.

That way if the guy was a dud, I still got a great meal and had a wonderful hike, usually seeing many migrating bird species as they crossed the top of Lockegee on the migration flyway.

One guy actually liked it, and wanted to do more hikes with me. He also loved that I did ballroom dancing and was eager to learn also. We were together for two years, having a great time star gazing, ballroom dancing, going to art museums, traveling together to Mexico, etc.

Wull, a date is a small fruit.
How you're going to "do" anything on it is beyond m.....
Oh.......wait........nevermind...

what a great question! I think the way you're describing it probably involves the potential for "sparking" between two people who may have a charge for each other, or trying to figure out if they do.

Nope - dating is like dipping ur toe into the water - too cold then run away; kinda warm well give it a try; too hot then run away even faster than cold; but if it is just right then swim around for a bit.

Can someone please enlighten me on what this topic is about ??

Don't be confused. Let's go with me. It will be crystal clear.

Yes... First of all, on a date... you pay. Subconsciously, you're responsible for them having a good time. And Never, Never, Never call it a date. BTW, if she claims, "this is not a date"... You are in the friend zone. When this happens, you take charge of and hold that friend zone line. I made several close friends this way. Plus, I know them so well, I wouldn't want to date them. A date is more about getting to know who the other person is and likes, history, their relationship with family, temper, how they handle situations, are they mean or kind to the wait staff, talk bad about others and how they think others treat them. These are all clues on how they are going to treat you. With friends, the pressure is off. They are responsible for themselves. So, 1st two dates are mostly talking. If there is no conversation, it is a sign, it probably most likely not going to work out. It is like a Poker game, no one is going to tell you what they have in their hand. It takes time to reveal the bad.

I'm with you on this. The last "date" l had was in the 80's, and before that in the early to mid 70's. It has always been hook ups or someone you knew for awhile and you had a one night fling or went out for awhile.

In a "date" there's an underlying potential for intimacy, perhaps an enduring relationship. Sometimes one may think it's just a friendly meet up, the other, a date. ;D

no your not

I think dating is dated,
something you do prior to 1st marriage?
now you have done it,
I have so confused myself.
I go out for coffee lunch etc with many women as friends,
but never consider that dating,
in my world even when I have met a lady from a dating site,
I don't regard the 1st few meetings as dates,
they are just a chat to get to know each other.
I have no idea now.

I don't know what a date is either, I don't even hang out with people so uh... Derp derp is all I got.

Sounds good to me. I find the friendship thing to be an important start. But I'm not an expert either.