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Originally Posted by Nyororin
Date is a term used for going out somewhere with the opposite gender, only the two of you. It doesn`t have to have any underlying meaning. Also, the father-daughter date isn`t just a Japan thing. Pretty much all my female friends in the US had "dates" with their dads. Now that I think about it, mother-son dates weren`t all that uncommon either.
I see it as both a bonding experience for the two of them, as I`m willing to bet that dad doesn`t have a chance to spend too much time with his daughter... And as a learning experience for the daughter, so she can see what it`s like to go out to a nice restaurant, etc.
As a child I had several "dates" with uncles and with my grandfather, but nothing EVER was anything above "let`s eat a nice meal, and get to know eachother!" - male relatives are pushed so far away sometimes that it`s hard to get to know them.
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I lived with my aunt and uncle for a couple years when I was younger and my uncle would frequently take his daughters (and me) on dates to the movies, the arcade, etc. -- once a month one of us would get to go out and have a "date" with just him.
Since he spent so much time at work, it was hard to bond otherwise.
Even though I'm male, I would still consider it a "date". Afterall, the word date is just specifying a meeting that's arranged in advance.
