-- Posted by IamImperfect at 4:56 pm on Nov. 12, 2008 What do you guys think is the difference between talking, dating, hooking up, and being in a relationship? -- Posted by hcochica at 4:56 pm on Nov. 12, 2008 good question. :) -- Posted by endoftheline at 4:57 pm on Nov. 12, 2008 They're all pretty self explanatory by their name o.O -- Posted by MixedDelight at 4:58 pm on Nov. 12, 2008 Quote: from endoftheline at 7:57 pm on Nov. 12, 2008 They're all pretty self explanatory by their name o.O Exactly. -- Posted by IamImperfect at 4:58 pm on Nov. 12, 2008 Quote: from endoftheline at 4:57 pm on Nov. 12, 2008 They're all pretty self explanatory by their name o.O I mean by how exclusive they are. -- Posted by Anonymous Chris at 4:58 pm on Nov. 12, 2008 Are you asking for opinions or the actual answer? Because they're all very different. -- Posted by IamImperfect at 5:06 pm on Nov. 12, 2008 Quote: from Anonymous Chris at 4:58 pm on Nov. 12, 2008 Are you asking for opinions or the actual answer? Because they're all very different. I guess the actual answer. -- Posted by Anonymous Chris at 5:12 pm on Nov. 12, 2008 Quote: from IamImperfect at 5:06 pm on Nov. 12, 2008 Quote: from Anonymous Chris at 4:58 pm on Nov. 12, 2008 Are you asking for opinions or the actual answer? Because they're all very different.   I guess the actual answer. Talking is a way of conversing between two people. Dating is when you go out on dates with a man or women for a limited period of time. Hooking up is having a sexual encounter with someone but not usually leading into anything. A relationship is when you care about someone so much that you want to have the label of "boy friend and girlfriend".