Courtship in the good old days

@allknowing (153530)
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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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Mar 25
I would think the majority of young couples here live together before they are married but I might be wrong.
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
2 Mar 25
It is not surprising if they do
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• Kenya
2 Mar 25
Yea it happens in many parts of the world
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@jstory07 (148734)
• Roseburg, Oregon
2 Mar 25
It is good to know some one before you get married.
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• Kenya
2 Mar 25
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 (135770)
• Marion, Ohio
2 Mar 25
Many people don't get married here anymore. They live together
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
2 Mar 25
Wonder what the benefit is just living together and not getting married.
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• Kenya
2 Mar 25
An option many are going for changed times I guess
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@wolfgirl569 (135770)
• Marion, Ohio
2 Mar 25
@allknowing Cheaper to break up
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@Fleura (35034)
• United Kingdom
2 Mar 25
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 (153530)
• India
2 Mar 25
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 (13787)
• Kenya
2 Mar 25
Many young people today skip courtship and just start living together
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
2 Mar 25
It is a common practice these days living together and not getting married