A Dissertation: “Hanging Out” vs. “Dating” May 12, 2008

There seem to be two kinds of men in today’s dating pool: Those who actually want to date, and those who just want to “hang out,” or keep things super casual. Lately it seems as though most eligible bachelors fall into the latter category.

I was poking around online to find the male perspective on hanging out vs. dating, and actually stumbled upon a site that proved that not all men are Facebook Wall-writing, late night-texting, “hanging out” disciples.

In the article “Stop Hanging Out with Women and Start Dating Them” on The Art of Manliness, writers Brett and Kate McKay contribute the non-dating phenomenon to three factors: a lack of commitment in today’s younger generation, the Internet’s effect on communication (or lack thereof), confusing signals from women after the dawn of feminism and, (the one I find most amusing), that today’s men are “wussies.”

Their take on the sitch? It’s time for today’s man to, ahem, man up and start dating again. It doesn’t have to be anything complicated or contrived, but dating implies that you’re showing a woman that you’re really interested. Making a plan and taking her out means you’re taking responsibility—and taking steps towards being a man.

So take the initiative and ask her out, yo. (Please note: This is coming from THEM, not me).

Read the entire article at:

http://artofmanliness.com/2008/01/16/stop-hanging-out-with-women-and-start-dating-them/