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I was at the café last night and caught a conversation between two girls about whether one of them had dated a particular boy or was just hanging out with him, an interesting piece of semantics. Texting the boy on a cell phone was what distinguished hang-out from date: She had flashed him a friendly “What’s up?” and he being nearby met her for a dish of ice cream, and they migrated to a party at his friend’s house and thence to his grandma’s, where he is currently living (and driving Grandma’s BMW), his parents having cut him loose financially since he quit school to become a writer. There was audible eye-rolling on the word “writer.” She didn’t want to date him because he was too screwed up, so it was only a hang-out situation. I wanted to know more about the BMW guy who lived with Grandma — think of it! Unconditional love plus a luxury automobile with a perpetual full tank of gas — but the girls drifted away and left me sitting alone, staring into my latte."

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Very casual encounters with sex (usually just the sex without any other relating required) fall into the category of "hooking up".

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Originally posted by Proofreader:

Would unhooking require a hospital visit?