Just watched the movie "Singles"

Below is a general synopses about the movie;
1992 PG

Generation X neighbors share their bittersweet, intertwined stories of the single life in director Cameron Crowe's quirky relationship comedy set against the backdrop of Seattle's grunge music scene in the 1990s. The film boasts a killer soundtrack with cuts from Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains and more and features Bridget Fonda, Campbell Scott, Kyra Sedgwick, Matt Dillon and Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder (in a cameo role as a rocker).

I just finished watching this movie a few hours ago sipping on red wine, yup, yup.  It was made in 92 and I couldn't believe how relevant it is to 2010!  Talk about art imitating life.  I believe this movie just sparked a whole generation after them on what dating is about or was dating always like this.  Hmn in 92 I was still in Jr. High so who cares right.  Well I didn't think it could be so complicated then because now dating today is so complicated.  I can't believe there's a process before even calling it dating now a days.  When did it ever get like this?  I remember in high school how a boy (emphasis here because yes they were still boys) would show his interest and you would blush when he asked you "would you be my girl? or something like that and you were automatically a couple.  We didn't think of the after math we were just glad to have a boyfriend because we all knew that having a boyfriend in jr. high and high school was a status, that you were somewhat popular or likable.  So there you go walking down the halls holding hands doing what kids do, smiling and being googly eyes all the way down the hall, not discussing anything other than what you were doing for the weekend.  Are we meeting at the mall or movie theater?  Today if a guy ask me to go to the movies my question is, is this a date and are you paying?...Of course I didn't say that but I questioned it in my head all the way to the theater and I still get confused even after the movies.  A friend said well that's fine if he asked you but did he pay cuz then that will be considered a date.  Then I questioned so if it's a date does that mean he's interested in more dates or is it a one time thing I suppose that's when you will know on the first date.  So then what happens when you go on several dates and he refers to you as "hanging out" but not dating.  I'm so confused and I've come to realized how we all want to define things but these definitions are making everything oh so complicated but then again it's an oxymoron because how else would you explain your thing to others or yourself.  So see, now I resort back to my high school dating and say at  least he likes you.......Well we'll go back to defining what "like" is another time..