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"   There&amp;#039;s no doubt that the dating culture is evolving, but does that mean courting is over? Hell no. Sure &amp;quot;hanging out&amp;quot; is the new way to date, as this New York Times article suggests. But the traditional date style, where the dude asks you out for some one on one time, still exists. And needs to be something you expect. The problem with just &amp;quot;hanging out&amp;quot; with a guy, instead of him taking you out is that it&amp;#039;s confusing. It drives me wild. So many questions run through my mind. Are we just friends? Is he even interested in me? Am I wasting my time? If he won&amp;#039;t take me out, then why are we even hanging out? Also, where is the effort?! The whole idea behind dating is that the guy is supposed to sweep the girl off her feet. Win her over! Make her swoon, damn it. By just &amp;quot;hanging out&amp;quot; with a guy, you&amp;#039;re lowering your expectations and setting yourself up for disappointment. And just like you shouldn&amp;#039;t put up with his crappy texting habits, you most definitely should not support this drive-by dating behavior. Want more from Dara? Follow her on Twitter @dadeeyo. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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