June 9, 2008
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Dating…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dating_%28activity%29
I’m not sure why I ended up searching on Wiki for ‘Dating’ but I did….
“Dating is any social activity performed as a pair or even a group with the aim of each assessing the other’s suitability as their partner in an intimate relationship or as a spouse. The word refers to the act of agreeing on a time and “date” when a pair can meet and engage in some social activity.
In many cultural traditions, dates are arranged by a third party, who may be a family member, an acquaintance, or a dedicated matchmaker. Recently matchmaking services have become popular. Although dating rules in Western popular culture have become more relaxed during the 20th century, there is considerable variation between individuals’ values. For example, when the activity costs money, it has traditionally been the man’s role to pay; in recent times the practice of “going Dutch” (splitting the expenses) has emerged. Traditional dating activities include sharing entertainment or a meal. In general, a person may date many different partners during the same time period in order to have the best chance of finding their most suitable available mate.”
MAN’s ROLE TO PAY?! CITATION NEEDED! CITATION NEEDED!!!
Comments (3)
Dating is a nice way of saying prostitution.
When you take a woman out to dinner, and you ask her: ”is this a date?”, and she says “No, it’s not”, that just means she is not going have sex with you. That’s the only difference between dating, and going out and buying her dinner.
You have to pay to play, one way or another.
haha. hm i wonder how ‘dutch’ has come to mean splitting the expenses.
haha common u know it’s been traditionally the men’s role… =P