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The Historical Record of Dating and Courtship

Dating has always been associated with a sense of crisis about courtship, leading to continual moral panic throughout history. The concept of dating as we know it today emerged in English in 1896, coinciding with the influx of working-class people and immigrants into American cities. Prior to this, courtship typically involved interactions in family homes, churches, temples, or community spaces. The shift to dating was driven by factors like women earning their own money, living independently, and working outside the home, necessitating the need to set up specific dates due to the lack of traditional familial supervision and social structures.

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