So basically the title, i am just curious what y’all think, because i feel like there’s 2 ways to look at it, if you explicitly mention it’s a date, it makes your intentions clear, but can also put pressure on the other person(as I have read from other answers in this subreddit), so what’s the best approach. And also how to do that, so for eg

Me - “Do you wanna grab a coffee, this weekend?”

Her- “Yaa sure”

Me - “ok then it’s a date”

OR

Me - “Do you wanna grab a coffee, this weekend?”

Her- “Yaa sure”

And end the conversation here

OR

Me - “Do you wanna grab a coffee, this weekend?”

Her- “Yaa, but just as friends hehe”

If the third scenario happens, how to respond?

EDIT- I am from a very conservative country(India) lol, i don’t know if it’ll help anyone to answer the question