First of all the two exceptions:

1) Under 14.

2) Over 40.

Now the logic.

There are no positives to a date with a girl vs just hanging out. If you frame it as a date you will face the following:

-Her flaking because she isn't looking for that right now

-Feeling like it's too serious, too fast

-Her arbitrary standards about how long guys have to wait to get that pussy.

-Each date being an audition for the next date; whereby you will be allowed to escalate a little further.

-The expectation that after you have sex you are boyfriend and girlfriend and thus the awkward conversation where you say you're not looking for that and she wonders why you dated her then.

-Risk that you'll suddenly get dropped because a lot of girls only fuck one guy at a time and by telegraphing so obviously that you're pandering for her pussy if some other guy hangs out for drinks and it "just happens" then she will drop you like that.

-Shit sex. When you pay for sex girls don't give you their best performance. They won't let loose either. It will be transactional.

-She will assume you're a dud lay. Guys who are good in bed tend to do dates that are low rent and rely on themselves to prop the date up. For example, I go grocery shopping. I know the best part of the 'date' is her getting slammed so why would I buy her food as well? She gets good dick. Bitch doesn't need a free meal.

-Inability for the girl to say "it just happened" and thus shitty chick behavior in general.

-Getting told she "isn't like that" when you escalate too fast. Because she sees a future with you, Mr Provider you.

-If you pay; best case scenario you rack up a bill, enter provider frame and wait a long time for the duty sex. Worst case you get milked for your money. Contrasting point, if you make girls pay for you after you start sleeping together it has the opposite effect. Good example of cognitive dissonance. Easy way to do it is invite them to your house and say "Bring these ingredients.'

So what to do instead? Ask girls to hang out. It is implied solo so long as you make it clear you're inviting her to hang out with you as opposed to come hang out. It's a subtle difference but here is an example:

Good: (she said she's free Friday and made a joke) "Haha cool, wanna grab a drink Friday night?"

Bad: (she said she's free Friday and made a joke- I actually replied the above) "Haha cool come to BAR Friday night!"

In the first she goes "ok best get ready to hang out one on one with this attractive guy... YOU frame it as 'just friends' but rest assured if she is attracted to you she is taking special care to shave/wax/tan etc so she looks sexy for your hang out. Girls like to have sexual power.

In the second she thinks you're out drinking with your friends and wonders why you're inviting her. If she does come she will likely be surprised you're alone. Only do this if there is an actual event you'll be at where it wouldn't matter if she flaked anyway. The success rate is also lower because she has to approve of YOU (no matter what) and the event.

Sometimes, not all the time, the girl even gets puzzled as to why you didn't ask her on a date and goes ALL OUT to impress you with attire. She thinks "why didn't this guy ask me to dinner like all those little wimpy dudes I milk for meals? Damn maybe he just wants to be friends... am I not hot enough for him?" She gets confused.

Usually though she knows what's up, she just appreciates their not being the pressure or expectations of a date. For a lot of guys it's easy to get first and second dates but impossible to get third and fourth. It's because the girl has run a mental calculation and thought "Ok I have to put out on the fourth date and I don't want to be dating this guy right now so I won't go." By just seeing her as friends you communicate you actually like her (not desperate for pussy), you're screening her (not desperate for pussy) and that you 'get it' ie can give good sex. When you go on dates it shows you're must prove your worth (auditioning for boyfriend), you crave sex and you don't 'get it' and thus probably don't know how to communicate with her pussy.

Seriously the simple shift to removing the word date from your vocab will triple your lay rate and destroy dates to nowhere. Don't even exist.