Summary: In attempts to better understand dating rituals, and, in turn, better support my best friend as she continues to date this incredibly nice gentleman (and he is a gentleman), who, I [reluctantly] admit is slowly but surely growing on me, I researched dating and courtship practices over the ages. As such, I have, since, come to better appreciate our innate human need for companionships formed through dating and sustained by marriage. The truth is, my best friend, my pseudo-sister, has never experienced difficulty with finding a date. The men are, quite literally, lined up at her ...








