This can be a problem itself -- when it's not clear if what you're doing is a date or hanging out as friends. If you want to go on a date with someone, I think it helps to use that word when you're asking.
It’s helpful specifically because so many people try to do the friendship-then-romance thing. It sucks to think you’re making a friend and then it turns out they’ve been working up to a romance the whole time when you’re not interested. A lot of the time, they will just break off the relationship altogether
This can be a problem itself -- when it's not clear if what you're doing is a date or hanging out as friends. If you want to go on a date with someone, I think it helps to use that word when you're asking.
It’s helpful specifically because so many people try to do the friendship-then-romance thing. It sucks to think you’re making a friend and then it turns out they’ve been working up to a romance the whole time when you’re not interested. A lot of the time, they will just break off the relationship altogether