Dating is known as the male asking the women out to dinner, maybe after the date the couple will have intimate sexual activity. When dating someone the two people know each other before being sexually attracted. On the other end is hooking-up, also known as casual sex. This involved two people that may briefly know each other or complete strangers that engage in sexual encounters. Hooking-up can be anything from kissing to sexual intercourse. Hooking-up usually occurs when alcohol is involved. There is no future commitment or relationship with a hook up, except the one night. Hook-ups usually happen after a flirtatious vibe is set off. According to Science Daily in 2010; 41 percent of women preferred traditional dating and only 20 percent of men did. Women that preferred hook-ups were four percent and 17 percent of men preferred hook-ups. A woman’s fear with a hook-up is she will become emotionally attached with a partner that is not interested. Men fear that the partner may become emotionally attached, in a hook-up relationship, even though it is supposed to be commitment free. Most hook-ups are focused on college age students, but not limited too. All ages from adolescents to adult hood engage in …show more content…
Although both hook-ups and friends with benefits most likely do not have a lasting romantic relationship that can both be considered “casual sex”. Friends with benefits is sexually involved with a friend, but without being emotionally attached. Friends with benefits are often known as a “booty call” or “fuck-buddies”. With a total of 125 undergraduates, about 60 percent have has a friend with benefits at some point in their life. Approximately 35 percent of people that had sex with a friend stayed friends, but no longer have sexual relations, 28 percent continue a friends with benefits relationship, 25 percent end their friendship completely, and nine percent state a romantic relationship. There are both pros and cons to having a friend with benefit. A few pros for friend with benefits; it is easy to call your friend to come over, there is not a lot of drama involved, and it is a safe place for experiment. A few cons that are involved with friends with benefits are it can ruin a friendship, making sure there are friendship limitations, it could be a barrier from meeting new people, and one partner may be