Dating is NOT necessarily the same thing as friendship, but they ARE closely related.

yes

just the fact that they are related is already too far

They are relationships you have with people you like.

you don't have sex with friends

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Hmm, dating is an agreed upon social engagement with potential for escalation...friendship is a steadystate tag that has no implied but can develop into other things?

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sex with benefits

pretty much

Well I don't support sex before marriage, but people definitely do sex their friends these days.

oh how wholesome of you

date 14 year olds but marry them first

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*friends with benefits

ehh

Also dating is essentially a recognition that you are seeking a close marital relationship. Friendship is just friendship. But it's not uncommon for a person to start dating a friend.

All depends on the relationship I suppose.

"friends" is only a placeholder word in that phrase

And it's not uncommon for a former person you were dating to become a friend.

because there's no better term to describe that kind of relationship

Sex Partner Vs. Friend with Benefits Vs. Dating.. those all seem rather different in their implications.

@Deleted User sex with benefits?

"friends" with benefits

And just "Friend" is also very different in the implication.

Well it does have physical and mental benefits.

some people "date" and some people **DATE** still you can't clearly distinguish between the two in an absolute manner

@Astarith all about the strength of the emotional connection between the partners

Indeed indeed

I suppose it's why I always wondered what the point of folks having casual random sex partners..it's like giving away something for free unless you're learning something from it for future use.

some ppl's fuck other ppls. who cares, as they are of age.

It's pointless imho at that point just watch porn idk

I personally don't get much out of sex without the emotional connection

Frankly I'm disgusted with the overwhelmingly common practice of premarital sex.

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It's not disgusting

Not so much care as wondering if there is some reason to engage in it, like checking the value of a stock before investment.

It's one thing if you are divorced because the marriage didn't work or your spouse died.

Some people don't even believe in marriages

what's wrong with premarital sex