Courting and dating confuse me a little. When some christians "court" sometimes it seems like they are doing exactly what people who are dating are doing. Are they not courting right?
Courting and dating confuse me a little. When some christians "court" sometimes it seems like they are doing exactly what people who are dating are doing. Are they not courting right?
I just wonder if someone actually says,In common usage, the words share a similar meaning.
I just wonder if someone actually says,
"I am courting my fiancee."
Right. It is just every time I have heard the differences between say courting and dating, it always seems as if 'courting' is some higher level of closeness compared to dating. So I wouldn't expect anyone to say, "I am dating my fiancee" but since I don't know too much about courting because I have never 'courted' knowingly because when I get committed I don't give up without fights , so I don't need more semantics to describe what I am in with, I just wonder if courting is the step to engagement for some, or maybe it is a whole other realm of thinking period. Because I am sure alien of it.Good question... but how many people say that they're dating their fiance? If/when I find myself in that position, I'll probably just say that I'm engaged to her.
That's about how I see it from my reading, and often seems to hark back to those classic days when getting a wife was a transference of property from one dude to another. I guess the patriarchy addition makes the union extra holy.As far as I can tell, courting is when your parents are too involved in the relationship.
So is that the same as the father giving the bride away?That's about how I see it from my reading, and often seems to hark back to those classic days when getting a wife was a transference of property from one dude to another. I guess the patriarchy addition makes the union extra holy.
Courting and dating confuse me a little. When some christians "court" sometimes it seems like they are doing exactly what people who are dating are doing. Are they not courting right?
Right. It is just every time I have heard the differences between say courting and dating, it always seems as if 'courting' is some higher level of closeness compared to dating. So I wouldn't expect anyone to say, "I am dating my fiancee" but since I don't know too much about courting because I have never 'courted' knowingly because when I get committed I don't give up without fights , so I don't need more semantics to describe what I am in with, I just wonder if courting is the step to engagement for some, or maybe it is a whole other realm of thinking period. Because I am sure alien of it.
See that's how I have seen dating defined at times lol.not necessarily. At lot of people use the term "courting" as an excuse not to get too close to the other person for fear of getting too attached, hence why a lot of people who prefer extreme conservative courtship have their parents heavily involved and refuse to allow for too much in the way of physical affection before marriage. Its all designed to guard hearts in case it doesn't work out.
See that's how I have seen dating defined at times lol.
I like my way better.
True true.exactly why i think its all just semantics games