Which version of socializing do you think is better with the opposite sex. Dating or actually making a friendship or relationship 'official'. Or hanging out with friends with girls within the same group.
I think if you really want to get to know someone and to truly become attached to them I think hanging out amongst friends with them is the best route. That way you can get to know eachother through basic friendship. And then later on sometime if you two begin liking eachother enough you can then start getting into a more serious relationship.
The pros to doing this is you will be much surer of the relationship you have with them for the most part and you will generally have a much stronger relationship with that person if one arises. The cons are you may not be able to act out your physical attraction to somebody (not referring to sex. Mainly just kissing, caressing, making out, and such things). And another con is mixed opinions or feelings may begin to arise amongst people and feelings maybe extremely hurt from time to time.
I guess you would say that the pros to dating is you have a much more official relationship with someone. And it is ok to act out your physical attraction and what not with them. The cons of course are alot of times you don't know what you are getting yourself into as you really do not know the person yet. So you may end up acting in ways or doing certain things that you will regret later.
So which version of socializing with the opposite sex do you prefer.