Is there a difference between a date and quality time?

[asisterneedshelp]

Can you spend quality time together but it not be date?
Can you go on a date but not spend quality time together?

There is no difference

There is a difference

There is a thin line

[Lysander89]

Quality time could be you to just reading in the same room but holding hands occasionally, talking about your day or a date is going out or having night in but spending time together for a fun bit special time set aside, while quality time is just enjoying your time together no planning you just wanted them around.

[BeMuse]

Yeah quality time is spontaneous and real (i. e. wake up together, have morning sex, make breakfast together, and then do something fun that day). A date is orchestrated, paid for, and more often than not a facade to figure someone out and determine if you like them.

[louiseisaturtle]

I think quality time is more on appreciation about being with that person. You truly love to spend time with them and you're savouring that moment with them. Whereas dating is just getting to know them like you're still giving it a shot and still trying to experiment

[Hurlyburly]

To me, a date would be something like celebrating our anniversary with my boyfriend at a restaraunt or go to the cinema together (just the two of us). Quality time is just hang up together, either at home or go for a walk outside without any specific plannings.

[OnlyYouKnowThat]

I think of it like this:
-A date is something you do with someone that you are romantically interested or involved with.
-Quality time is spending time with someone you care about or love but not in a a romantic way. e. g. Quality time with your dad or your kids.

[Anonymous]

To me quality time is just hanging out doing what you would normally do but in each other’s presence. A date sounds like having legit plans and going out to like dinner and a movie.

[Temporal]

A date requires any level of planning and/or effort on the instigator's part to create a sense of romance and/or connection. Quality time can be spent together doing any activity.

[motownplayer2000]

Kind of, I consider a date is with someone I’m wanting to fuck at some point down the line. Whether it be the second date or the fifth date... I am spending quality time with them, but I also spend quality time with my mom, brother, sister, auntie, grandma, etc.. and that’s the difference to me

[Bomb-shell]

My ex would sit on his phone all the time. He thought it was quality time because we were in the same room. Quality time would be putting the phone down and showing some one on one attention to the other person.

[anametouse]

See. I've recently been in this situation, and it's confusing. It's like, the flirtatious vibe is there and it's a bit romantic, but it's also understood that it's a hangout but not a date. There's a thin line and I don't know where it's drawn

[nofunkgiven]

There is a difference. Quality time can be spent with any random person or a friend but there is no romantic purpose in it

[pleasestopthis]

They don't necessarily go together. You can go on a date and spend an awful time. You can simply hang out with someone and have a great time together.

[TacosRAwesome]

There is a difference. You can have a quality time on activities that are not dates (eg running errands) and a lack of quality time on a date.

[Engageme]

A date to me is not always quality time but more like an interview at times
And if you have a mate you certainly don't need to go out to spend quality time.

[front2back]

A date with a woman is much less important than quality time with a woman.

[Lance1965]

I hate to use the word date because it implies too much and creates certain expectations.

[Browneye57]

You kids are all hung up on what you CALL stuff - relationships, going together, dating, dates, sex - it's not about what you CALL it.

[stormbreaker06]

QUALITY TIME just means you don't have to pay her bill. Everything else still remains the same.

[Anonymous]

The one is with condom. The other without.

[Montana07]

I have no idea

[RIVERTAY888]

love is love