Dating system

I'm from the Philippines, and I believe the term "courtship" still happens in here. It's where you date a person for to get to know them, and then make up your mind if you really like him/her to be your boyfriend or girlfriend. Courtship is done by the boys of course, and the girl is the one who have to make a choice. It's either yes or no. It's also obvious now, that some of the younger generations are more open or liberated here. Liberated in a way that they don''t believe in courtship anymore.

I agree with snowy. Since people date so frequently and usually prefer to date more than one person, it has to be a mutual agreement between the two people before they are officially in a relationship. Before the relationship becomes official, two people may date a few times to see how things can possibly work out. No one really wants to jump into a relationship after only one date because one date doesn't offer enough time for two people to fully get to know each other and be confident enough to enter into a relationship. In many cases, relationships do come naturally if two people feel the same way about each other after they've been dating for a little while.

Usually you have to reach a mutual understanding between the two of you. You usually have to make a conncection with someone before you can consider him or her to be your boyfriend or girlfriend. It comes naturally to a degree and is developed to a degree. Things are alittle more confusing in other parts of the world.

i have no idea... i think it might come naturally.. i've been seeing this one girl for 5 weeks now but nothing has been said about what we "are" but it's known that were together? so i guess it we are or were? i think it's over between us now lol but nothing was ever said but were dated for 5 weeks? so i don't know... it's a little confusing to me.