Hm.... Intriguing. I just got done reading a number of courtship letters between "Missouri's Betsy Ross" (I work at a history museum and she was a local resident) and her (later) husband and their friendship into romance was three plus years and their courtship was another two so I know exactly what you mean (and that was between someone who was the roommate of her brother at college and therefore probably someone respectable by societal standards).
It's interesting to see how things like online dating plays out. I almost wonder if some day we're going to get the equivalent of those old courtship rituals again. Of course the ideal of love at first sight still is the ideal.
(and yes, I had to choose my icon for Reeve's compelling eyes here)
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Date: 2010-05-28 12:59 pm (UTC)It's interesting to see how things like online dating plays out. I almost wonder if some day we're going to get the equivalent of those old courtship rituals again. Of course the ideal of love at first sight still is the ideal.
(and yes, I had to choose my icon for Reeve's compelling eyes here)