what constitutes a date

[sportyguy28]

So i was just wondering what constitutes a date. liek if a guy and a girl go to the movies and they guy pays for them both is it a date. If he pays for dinner and a movies is it a date.

Im asking cause a friend of mine is hanging out with her ex (been split since oct) and they have gone to the movies a couple of times and he has bought her ticket and once to dinner b4 the movie and hes paid. I laugh at her and say it was a date but she tells me no it wasnt girls can have guy friends cant they. But i tell her in his eyes its prob a date.

What are your takes on this?

[VincenzoG91]

A date is like art. If the intention is that something is created to be art, then it is art. It can be bad art, but still art. So if two people get together with the intent that it will be a date, then it's a date. If there isn't a clear understanding that it will be a date, then there can be a misunderstanding. That's how your friend can sincerely believe that she hasn't been on dates with her ex recently, while he almost definitely believes that these were dates. She will probably be surprised and unhappy when he makes his move soon.