Author	Thread: Dating
Admin	Dating Posted : 13 May, 2010 09:14 PM So I was wondering why every girl I've met wants to date rather than court. Is it just modern cultural influences or what? Are there any women around who still believe in courting? Post Reply
View Profile History	Dating Posted : 13 May, 2010 10:58 PM If the parents are dead then try the pastor. Always use some kind of covering. And as long as the guy and the girl are both Christians, it doesn't matter if the parents aren't. Post Reply
View Profile History	Dating Posted : 13 May, 2010 10:59 PM @ tulip, the caribbean way doesn't mandate anything. it's simply hanging out. the guy may pass to "check" his gf at her house and it's no big deal because he is considered part of the family and vice versa. before now i thought it simply a way of life, but now it has a fancy title. Post Reply
View Profile History	Dating Posted : 13 May, 2010 11:01 PM why comes everything in america has to be so formal... ? Post Reply
View Profile History	Dating Posted : 13 May, 2010 11:02 PM I like that there are still cultures out there that practice courtship, no matter how informal. Post Reply
View Profile History	Dating Posted : 13 May, 2010 11:04 PM Courtship didn't come from America. I think it originated in England. Post Reply
View Profile History	Dating Posted : 13 May, 2010 11:09 PM i believe so too... thank you northman, you taught me something about myself that i didn't know i knew!:laugh: God bless:waving: Post Reply
View Profile History	Dating Posted : 14 May, 2010 12:49 AM no one want to court any more, when u are courting u can court many opposite sex at once, which was the "old" way of doing things which was the better way and many ppl can testify, but society says NO, dating is the way to go, because dating says that u can only date one person at a time....well not many ppl do that but that is just what society says.....courting abolished..... This generation doesn't know about courtship, we only know about the WORD but not the true meaning. courtship = dating. thats the equation....somehow "time" created that equation and society embraced it. Respect. MyLoverLover....:waving: Post Reply
bcpianogal View Profile History	Dating Posted : 14 May, 2010 07:02 AM Courting...a subject that I'm well acquainted with, but have never experienced personally. Several of my very close friends courted, and married, often before the age of 20 or 21. Each of them did it a little bit differently, but there was always this component: they knew that the intention was to get to know each other with marriage in mind. It was a serious relationship. The parents were very involved in the courtship process. Most of them did courtship very much like you described...I was the chaperon many times, too! Personally, I'd love to court rather than date. I think that it simplifies the process and keeps the drama out of it. Going into a relationship and fully knowing the other person's intentions would make it a lot easier for me. It also helps preserve the purity of both people involved. Courtship does not work as well for "older" couples, though, so I'll content myself with dating. But I won't casually date. I won't date anyone that I already KNOW I would never agree to marry. I will make sure that I never allow myself to be in a compromising situation, or even a situation that could turn into a compromising one. My family will get to know the guy early on, and I'll get to know his family early on. We will get to know each other in a variety of settings, such as on real "dates", with groups of friends, at church, with family, with other couples, etc. That's my idea of modified courtship for the single person who's not really young enough for the courtship you described and my friends experienced. Post Reply
Tulip89 View Profile History	Dating Posted : 14 May, 2010 09:15 AM Wouldn't it be simpler to just have a rule, "We won't spend time alone at each other's apartments,"? It's way simpler. Post Reply
aceets View Profile History	Dating Posted : 14 May, 2010 12:55 PM First of all, I wish to thank all the posters on this thread for educating me a bit. Now I know the name for a procedure that I was taught to observe. I only believe in relationships which have marriage as their end. Everything else is friendship. Ok, now to the procedure that I was taught. If I have met and gotten to know a potential marriage partner, I tell my pastor. He contacts her pastor to make sure that she is right with God and to provide me an opinion from about her from someone who should know her well. Then, I would meet her father and ask for a permission to pursue a relationship, while making sure that my intentions towards her are as explicit as possible. What happens after that? Well, I have no idea since I have not gotten there yet :) Blessings Aceets Post Reply

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