US: 250 Years Later – Part 28: Courtship / Dating
In 1776, romance unfolded beneath family supervision, social expectations, and practical concerns about survival itself. Courtship was structured, deliberate, and often guided by community and necessity. Two hundred and fifty years later, dating has become a landscape of apps, profiles, shifting expectations, and unprecedented freedom. This letter follows America’s changing rituals of love and asks what truly creates lasting connection.
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