i fell in love this summer.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Courtship is the period in a couple's relationship which precedes their engagement and marriage, or establishment of an agreed relationship of a more enduring kind. During courtship, a couple get to know each other and decide if there will be an engagement or other such agreement. A courtship may be an informal and private matter between two people or may be a public affair, or a formal arrangement with family approval. Traditionally, in the case of a formal engagement, it has been perceived that it is the role of a male to actively \"court\" or \"woo\" a female, thus encouraging her to understand him and her receptiveness to a proposal of marriage. The average duration of courtship varies considerably throughout the world. Furthermore, there is vast individual variation between couples. Courtship may be completely omitted, as in cases of some arranged marriages where the couple do not meet before the wedding. In the United Kingdom, a poll of 3,000 engaged or married couples resulted in an average duration between first meeting and accepted proposal of marriage of 2 years and 11 months, with the women feeling ready to accept at an average of 2 years and 7 months. Regarding duration between proposal and wedding, the UK poll above gave an average of 2 years and 3 months.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "One of the things I don't miss about the \"courtship\" phase of a relationship is the whole getting to know each other and then deciding if it will go further. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "Oh, gosh. I know. That is the worst. I recently got married so I do not miss that at all."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes. It is daunting as a male because you are trying to woo a female and encouraging her to be receptive to a marriage proposal "}, {"role": "user", "content": "I guess one of the only good things about an arranged marriage is that you get to skip the courtship phase all together. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes, I don't think that would be a horrible thing. Just sit back and let my parents take care of it, lol"}, {"role": "user", "content": "On the show \"19 and counting\", I saw an episode where the guy had to ask the father if they could begin courting their daughter. I would not like that at all!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes, I much rather have the informal type where it is two private parties instead of being public/formal where you have to seek a family's approval."}, {"role": "user", "content": "What do you think is the proper amount of time to court someone is before getting married? "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It differs; however in the United Kingdom, the average duration between meeting and the actual proposal was 2 years and 11 months. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "I guess it is different in different cultures. I think some cultures put too much pressure on couples though."}]