Courtship in the good old days
@allknowing (142634)
India
March 2, 2025 1:37am CST
We had six months of courtship before we said "I do" But these days I wonder if there is the need for this as most couples already know each other and they sometimes have a living in relationship.
We met through a mutual friend and after making enquiries we got engaged within a couple of weeks and got married after six months.
What I discovered was that those six months were so different from knowing each other after marriage.
What is your thinking on this
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@Laurakemunto (13142)
• Kenya
2 Mar
Yes Even though it's not a hundred percent to know one fully but it does help to some extent
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@wolfgirl569 (113464)
• Marion, Ohio
2 Mar
Many people don't get married here anymore. They live together
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@allknowing (142634)
• India
2 Mar
Wonder what the benefit is just living together and not getting married.
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@Laurakemunto (13142)
• Kenya
2 Mar
An option many are going for changed times I guess
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@Fleura (31355)
• United Kingdom
2 Mar
Somehow getting married does change a relationship.Friends have told me this, when they got married after several years of living together! And I have known two couples who married after several years together and then not long afterwards got divorced!
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@allknowing (142634)
• India
2 Mar
It does not mean that a married life is not a happy life but one gets to know each others faults and shortcomings
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@Laurakemunto (13142)
• Kenya
2 Mar
Many young people today skip courtship and just start living together
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@allknowing (142634)
• India
2 Mar
It is a common practice these days living together and not getting married
@somewitch (2350)
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2 Mar
Yeah, I don't think the amount of months of courtship make much of a difference, it's a stage where people try to impress each other and show their best side. Married life tends to differ most of the time so what's the point?
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@allknowing (142634)
• India
2 Mar
So true Once married each drops that garb that one wore during courtship
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@Laurakemunto (13142)
• Kenya
2 Mar
People nowadays are cunning so it's hard to know the real person
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