Dating. Does it mean Sex?

Dating is just what it is dating. You meet a nice person, trade phone numbers, have casual conversations, dinner, dancing and all that great stuff. But does it mean that you need to have sex or that you have had sex with everyone you date. NOOOOOOO.

Dating one or more men at the same time is normal. Dating someone who thinks they're in an exclusive relationship with you is not (we'll discuss that in another post).

But back to dating is just dating. It's the initial stages of meeting someone and going out casually with them. I know woman who get stuck on terms and miss the whole point.

The point... Dating is like Shopping. You have to try on two or three pairs of shoes and compair the heel height, the fashion and which one pinches less. Right? Well it's the same with guys. It doesn't mean you're going to purchase all three pairs. It just means that you have to try on a few different kinds to see which one you like the best. You may purchase two out of the three but then realize you want to take one back or maybe take them both back. This in essence is dating.

With out dating you wont know for sure what you like and what you don't like in men. How do you like to be treated? Can you be with someone shorter or taller than you? Can you stand to date someone who looks like "The Fonz" or "Harry Potter"? And so on. These are things that you may not know until you give it a try.

Now how does sex fit into all of this. It fits by saying if you've met someone you like and you want to have sex then fine have sex. But just because you are dating one or more than one person and you choose to have sex with one or more it doesn't make you a slut, hooch or whatever. Nor does hearing that your girlfriend is dating one or more people mean that she's having sex with all or any of them. Sex is basically an elevation from the dating platform. Once you have sex with one or more it basically means you are more interested in this or these individuals and it begins to narrow down the options you had from your dating pool. It usually elevates an individual from dating to keeping company or friends with benefits. Sex does help change status from dating to keeping company, booty calls or more.

But don't be afraid to date because you think you'll be considered a slut. Being a slut makes you a slut. Not dating.