I was researching for this article and I have to say that I learn something new every day! I wasn’t sure when “dating” actually ever started and I found out it was at the turn of the 20th century. Before that, it was more of a courtship and there really wasn’t much emotion involved at the time. It was far more private and personal and by all means never really talked about.
The Beginning of Dating
The turn of the 20th century seems to be the consensus of the time that dating game started. This was becoming more and more of a thing. Before this, the girls would have meetings with a few guys until Mom and Dad liked one of them and then they would set up a marriage for them. The final say had a lot to do with the guys financial status and their social lives. The more they had of these two things, the more apt that was to be the new son in law.
But then, and let me tell you, I cannot even fathom mom and dad having any of this, but the kids started going out more and more with the opposite sex, mostly in groups, without the parents. Marriage was still the end goal in the 20th century, but the parents were not as much in charge.
Procedures of Dating in the Early 20th Century
In as much as the dating craze was happening, there were still procedures that had to be done. If a young man wanted to date a girl, he had to do the proper thing and come calling. He came to call on her and if he was very lucky, the family liked him enough to invite him Continue reading Dating Then and Now