It's a chance to interact with the woman as a real date.

Another woman said she could barely remember her last "real" date.

Hell, he hadn't even taken her out on a real date.

They decided to go out on a real date, and a year later, were still together.

It'd been long enough since his last real date that it was hard to remember.

"And you can't get a real date for a major social event like that?"

Nobody can fuss if we don't have a real date.

Richie had paid her way and everything, just like a real date.

Since I had no money, we seldom went out on real dates.

He wanted to ask her out for a real date.