Courtship in the good old days
@allknowing (154166)
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 (13251)
 • 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 (124431)
 • Marion, Ohio
                    2 Mar
                    Many people don't get married here anymore. They live together
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@allknowing (154166)
 • India
                            2 Mar
                                    
                            Wonder what the benefit is just living together and not getting married.
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                            @Laurakemunto (13251)
 • Kenya
                            2 Mar
                                    
                            An option many are going for changed times I guess
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 @Fleura (33031)
 • 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 (154166)
 • 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 (13251)
 • Kenya
                    2 Mar
                    Many young people today skip courtship and just start living together
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                    @allknowing (154166)
 • India
                            2 Mar
                                    
                            It is a common practice these days living together and not getting married
                            
                            
                        
                    



