Then why do date? just forget and have fun without having to say you're dating.
dating is so convoluted in this day and age that it doesn't matter whether or not you have emotional attachment to each other. the severe lack of respect for other peoples feelings, and the fact that so few people realize that emotional attachment is actually the basis for a healthy relationship is what lead to the fact that we have a higher divorce to marriage success rate now a days.
so yes, the point of "dating" now is so you can forget, and not feel like a slut

one more pic from dat day.
hiking in a cashmere sweater because you know, gotta look good for the billy goats