<human>: Could you distill the essence of the text into 1-3 sentences?

I need general tips. I'm going off to college in a couple weeks and I don't have much experience in dating, sex, or anything else couples are doing these days. At first I had trouble differentiating "hanging out" and "dating" and how to transition between them. This year though, I learned that apparently there's a difference between dating and a relationship. At that point I kind of gave up.
       
        Also, tomorrow I'm getting hearing aids. I feel terrible about it. It, to me is just another unattractive feature about myself and that in combination with my glasses I feel will put me at a huge disadvantage in my already mediocre dating game (luckily I got contacts this year, and imo, I look MUCH better without them).  
    
      So, /r/dating, I'm asking how to I smoothly "ask a girl out" or transition from friends to a potential relationship or however it is relationships are supposed to start. How should I act around girls I intend to date or am I supposed to act differently at all? (I normally act very immature in a literal sense, I like to pretend to be silly and love making people laugh.) Are these things I'm gonna be wearing a turn-off?
<bot>: I'm going to college and need advice on how to initiate dating and wanna know if my glasses or hearing aids will be a set-back.