Adolescents and emerging adults engage in hookups for a variety of reasons, which may range from instant physical gratification, to fulfillment of emotional needs, to using it as a means of finding a long-term romantic partner.

What does it mean when someone wants to hook up with you?

In the most basic sense, hooking up with someone means that youre sexually intimate with him or her, yet this intimacy can range from kissing all the way to intercourse.