The typical American ‘date' is simply a social work around for prostitution being illegal.

I'll adress the most important point first. You miss the intent/consummation argument. I agree, daters go on dates initially for sexual and physical reasons. But, the intent isn't to spend enough money in order to get laid. This is true because it is founded in all of the arguments I made about rich guys going home empty handed. The guy doesn't intend to spend money in order to get laid. The typical dater knows they have to be charming and funny and socially well constructed in order to get some. Again, it would hold that a girl wouldn't have sex with the richest guy if he was socially revolting. This proves that money isn't the sole factor in dating as it is in whoring. Therefore, a deeper construct is present in dating making it an entirely different scenario than prostitution. To sum, men ARE trying to get laid. But, they know they can't accomplish this simply buy spending money. Looking at the typical dating scene, along with every media-portrayed, popularized instance, the dater must be romantic and socially agreeable, at least to a degree. Whoring is solely dependent on money-sex exchange, by definition. The involvement of another player in dating is what makes the two distinct. I'm not claiming that there has to be some miraculous hallmarkesque moment where the two daters are spiritually connected. But, there does have to be at least a degree of social connection. This isn't the case in whoring. Haggling prices is not a social connection. The slightest presence of sex being dependent on social connection disproves your point. "statistical analysis and sociological surveys could confirm my position" Oddly, you couldn't find any? This is just you posturing your personal opinion...again. What happened to logical structure and concrete evidence? "So, my question to you is…how is it whoring without sex? The same way attempted murder is still a crime. Intent." This proves my point. If intent was whoring or attempted murder were equivalent to murder wouldn't they be prosecuted similarly? Why does society and the law make a distinction if they are analogous? You're right. Your argument structure and logical base and evidenciary support have been so superior to mine its unbelievable. Throwing out a claim and then presenting your own personal views and cynical "facts" is hardly more logical than mine. I don't know where you get the arrogance, but usually people at least pretend to respect one another in the context of the debate. In short, yes men and women are attracted and spend money on dates. The whole question of the debate is how they go about consummating. The man spends money in order to increase his chances, sure. But, there are numerous other factors that are not present in whoring that precondition sex on a date. The fact that a man can spend a boatload and go home lonely proves that there are other conditions for sex than money in dating. Whoring, on the other hand, doesn't have these, it is strictly a money-sex deal. No matter how much you try to equate price haggling to social connection, its simply not the case. The relationship between a business person and his/her client is not similar to that of daters. The daters seek sex, but how they go about getting it is entirely different than whoring. In future debates, I would suggest being a little more humble and more respectful. Its probably why so many people vote against you. I have had this problem in past debates as well. I realize you don't care what people think or whatever, but it should give you some insight into your actions, at least on a base level. Thanks for the debate/insult of my arguments. Sincerly hope it goes better for you next time.