Relationships

What Happened To Courtship And How Do We Get It Back?

From my love of Disney Princess movies as a kid and to Jane Austen novels as a teenager, it’s pretty safe to say that I’ve always been a hopeless romantic. However, my journey to find my Prince Charming or Mr. Darcy hasn’t been all sunshine and rainbows.

By Meghan Dillon3 min read
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Even though I know I’ll never find the idealized version of a man we see in fiction because it’s unrealistic, I expected dating in my twenties to be a little more romantic. But balls have been replaced with bars and dating apps, and guys looking for a relationship have been replaced by guys who are looking for a casual fling or guys who conveniently forget to mention that they have a girlfriend (yes, this has happened to me more than once).