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Well OGM; when you think about it, the two are actually very similiar.
What makes the Biblical practice of Betrothal so powerful is that it is a lifelong commitment from the very beginning. When you meet a woman that you see is godly, and loves the Lord and His word, and you approach that lady with an interest in getting to know her better. What Betrothal does is it holds you accountable as a man of integrity.
Instead of playing the worldly "dating game" where there is no commitment, no discipline, no purity, etc.
In Betrothment, you choose wisely the woman who you want to be with and make a pledge and promise to for marriage.
So dating now automatically includes sex? That is a new one on me. 
I have heard men and women concerns on that.
I have laghed when they say don´t want girls/women take them as homosexual. female side, on the contrary, say a "cold" man will not kiss them (and the more they kiss them, more "active" they think their sexual life could be). HA! Ha!
What double-minded or doubled standars we Christians had (or have).
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So dating now automatically includes sex? That is a new one on me.
Here you go:
http://christianchat.com/christian-singles-forum/81977-just-curious-2.html#post1350176
no i hadn't but just proves my point, what is the deal with all the specific words, I am currently "dating" someone in that I am spending time with someone in order to get to know them and see if a relationship is something we would both like to pursue, I have no intention of jumping into bed with him or anyone else for that matter but we go on dates!
Leelee, good question. Well it takes waiting on the Lord while being active in serving Him. You see, there will come a time in a Christian's life where he will meet a lady who he might have an interest in getting to know. The situation would be the guy approaching the lady to introduce himself. When he introduces himself to her. The first step is for him to get to know her through friendship. Now this process of him getting to know her may take several months, or it may take a couple of years. But once the fella knows the lady pretty well. Then if he can see himself spending the rest of his life with her, from that point, he will then approach this same lady who is his friend, and he will offer a proposal to her for betrothment. And the rest is history. It is up to her whether or not she will accept his offer of betrothal. If she turns it down, well at least he understands that concerning this dear lady that future marriage will not happen. But they may choose to remain friends.
Now on the contrary, if she says yes to his offer of betrothal, then that will officially start the process of betrothment between him and her. Where they both will understand that they made a promise and a vow to wed eachother and that there is no turning back on this vow. In fact, this promise is so strong that it could be considered just as binding as a covenant. And so they start this betrothal process for the main goal of getting married to each other. And until they are married, all intimacy will have to wait.
I really hope this answered your question Leelee. Please let me know if there something that I said that you would like me to clarify for you.
Also understand that every situation will be different. But that's where trust in the Lord comes in.
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Well Leelee, I think I see where you are coming from.
Dating though can involve intimacy before marriage with no commitment.
That's the main difference.
The scenario I gave in my last post, is what may be considered an ideal situation.
To further help you to understand the difference between Biblical Betrothal and worldly dating, I am going to share a link here in this post that further explains the difference between the two.
Betrothal vs. Dating
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