Yea... They just wanna have fun, hang out, drink, and ****. I made the SAME mistake with young girls back in the day. All they care about, at their emotionally maturity level (ie, practically non-existant), is excitement, partying, sex, "hot guys", etc.
Taking *****es on dates and being traditional never got me anywhere with youngins. They just wanted to hang out and ****. They werent all about the relationship gig... At least not in the traditional, healthy sense. All about the drama and excitement; not knowing their head from their ass; thinking infatuation and scattered emotions was love... Pining for players and BBs. You know the drill.
Not that going that route "hurt" anything, but it just delayed the process, and didnt actually "help" anything. When all was said and done, it was time-wasting and unnecessary.. And they werent even into it. They just wanted to **** and hang out, basically. Lots of wasted emotions back then.
This isnt time for all that love ****. They want to be charmed, aroused, swept off their feet, ****ed, and thrown out of windows. Probably in that order.
Those who try the hardest and give the most gain the least. So, while you're thinking you're making progress by courting them and being a gentleman by taking them out on dates and getting to know them - they're off ****ing some dude in the back of a van - whom they just met at a club, or dormroom, or abandoned crack house.
This is definitely time for fun and partying - not love and relationships.