Going on dates implies it is cool and casual. Dating is serious. Going on dates means you went out a couple of times. Dating means youve been going out enough times that you stopped counting.

What is considered going on a date?

A date is someone personally asking you out — that sometimes can get confused with a one-on-one hangout, depending on the way they mention it or which medium they use to ask you or if it happens to be a group hangout, she says.