Yes, I already realised I’m kind of posting off-topic in the topic I started!
I love the idea of making hangouts decidedly a group feature. Saw you already posted it in Improving Hangouts! So let’s continue the discussion on hangouts there 
And I’ll close this topic again. I think it’s just spreading out the discussion without making it more clear and all this actually does have a good place in What tools can we give our users to help curb using the platform for dating?