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Re:Need help with students who've turned my class into a dat... by zozbot234 on Monday January 30, 2023 @11:05PM (#34590873)
> It seems increasingly that society demands a world where dating only happens during designated and approved dating times and venues

Isn't that the definition of "dating" though? If you're not at a previously designated "date" you're not really dating, you're just hanging out as friends. You can still try to show off good qualities that would hopefully raise the other person's interest. Sometimes people who hang out as friends even get involved quite closely romantically prior to having any formal "date" together.

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Re:Need help with students who've turned my class into a dat... by boppo1 on Monday January 30, 2023 @11:14PM (#34590971)
I think the post you're responding to meant 'courtship' instead of 'dating'.
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Re:Need help with students who've turned my class into a dat... by em-bee on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @12:31AM (#34591564)
it is, and that's the problem. in my opinion, dating is really the wrong way to meet a partner. it is a high-stakes activity where the first impression decides everything without any second chances.

Sometimes people who hang out as friends even get involved quite closely romantically

because that is really the better way to find a partner. someone you already know and are friends with.

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