Possible Date

So, I might have a date for this Friday night. I'm not sure at the moment becuase... Well let me start from the beginning. I created a few profiles on some gay websites to maybe meet some guys. I got a message from one guy saying we should hook up! He was kind of cute so I replied "yeah, we should go out sometime". I don't know what he meant my hooking up but I decided that I'm going to take as we should hang out :). Anyway, he said what would you like to do? I said dinner, movie, bowling or anything would be good. I think he was surprised because he responded "Are you real?" I couldn't help but feel a litte weird but it still made me laugh. Well he gave me his number and said text him sometime. Which I like because he kind of put the ball in my court. I'm going to text him tomorrow sometime to see wuts up with him. I do want to date more, but I'm not paying for him. I think we should both pay for ourselves unless he would like to treat me : ). Back to the "Are you real?" comment. Do gay guys not date? Is that why I'm not having any luck? I'm just curious because "hooking up" is not an option for me at this point in my love life. I want to hear from you out there. Are you guys dating? Are you hooking up? If you are dating, have you had any lasting relationships? Tell me about it!