<p>Yeah, I know. I'm not always sure what "hooking up" really is either.</p>
<p>Hmm..interesting question..sadly I don't know. Does it mean like having short/meaningless relationships with people you meet at random places?</p>
<p>It's something kinda relative. lol Either fooling around or sex, I thought.</p>
<p>Oh LOL that what I kinda thought.</p>
<p>I would say generally the hookup is reserved for "action" of the intimate sexual type. I don't know that relationship would be a part of this. I suppose one could construe that repeated hookups with same partner could be construed as a relationship but in general that is not the case. Hooking up is a time saver, money saver and broken heart saver according to those who practice the craft.</p>
<p>Ohhhhhhhhhhh.</p>
<p>Ya learn something new everyday. :)</p>
<p>You knew this you just didn't believe what you knew was true!!</p>
<p>I consider hooking up to be pretty much meaningless sexual/physical action, probably a one-time thing. But if actual intercourse was involved, that'd have to be specified, bc hooking up doesn't necessarily mean sex.</p>
<p>We'll revisit this discussion after you have lived in a dorm/house for a year.</p>
<p>That just sounds sooo wrong! eww ><</p>
<p>My parents fully support dating...and birth control, if need be. They've always been more concerned about making sure I was prepared to make responsible decisions than imposing restrictions. </p>
<p>Do they really want me to date? No, probably not.</p>
<p>Do they want me to have sex? Absolutely not.</p>
<p>Would they stop me, or ever think they could? Nope.</p>
<p>Has it worked well, and have I made good decisions without their interference? You bet.</p>
<p>elizabeth, I agree with what your post implies- that when the parents aren't so strict about things like dating and sex, then the child is more likely to make good decisions for themselves. For example, my parents don't care if I date or do stuff, but I haven't made any bad choices yet. In contrast, I have a friend whose parents are ultra strict, and she is the most promiscuous thing I have ever seen in action.</p>
<p>anyways, I suppose the desire to "hook up" increases by tenfold in college- who doesn't need an escape from all those term papers and huge exams?</p>
<p>i just graduated from hs, but at my school, hooking up was just what most people did, especially seniors. most of the seniors either were hooking up w/people, or they had a serious relationship going for 1+ years (like me). my parents are totally fine w/me dating and have been as long as my grades didn't drop and i didn't get pregnant. the only bad thing was my boyfriend's parents, because his mom had him when she was 18, so she thought the same was gonna happen to me, and she automatically didn't like me (and still doesn't). I'm surprised at some people's parents reactions to dating, considering that at my old school, nearly everyone dated, and if they didn't it's because they didn't want to. if their parents didn't want them to, they would do it anyway. just my experience.</p>
<p>yeah. usually as long as he's a nice boy and my mom has his parents' phone numbers. lol</p>
<p>I am not allowed to date till I've got a secure source of income, a car(or something like that, worked that out), and my own place to live.</p>
<p>When you take ladies out, you take em out nice.</p>
<p>I guess Sagar willl start playin' the field at age 25 if you know what I mean.:)</p>
<p>uh</p>
<p>dorm = place to live
begging parents / ebay = secure source of income
bike = car or something like that</p>
<p>how about 16(going to boarding school)</p>
<p>Ahh multiple interpretations...tricky, tricky!!!;)</p>
<p>Hahahah saga_indurkhya that was slick. Lol I like that.</p>