And the problem is, it isn’t even an accurate word.
Hooking up does NOT mean having casual sex in flyover country.
The term is used for almost a casual dating. Some may use it for a casual sexual encounter, but most here don’t.
I agree.
Being a single guy in his 30’s, albeit with girlfriend, who lives in a group house in Washington, D.C. The group of friends going off and doing things together concept is in full swing, folks usually just pair off or go on a one one one date from that after they get to know each other in a group athmosphere.
The “date” and “courting” as it were is too expensive for kids these days, also way too awkward sometimes. Also a sense of family and community and tradition is needed. With Nuclear families, this is hard to do.
Here in the year 2008, Things are a bit different in the fact that many Boys and Girls are best friends, guys have best female friends, girls have best guy friends and it’s strictly plutonic. Was that how things were in the 50’s? I don’t think so. That changes the dynamic a lot.