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Dating In The Mid-1900s

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With each passing day, our lifestyle is constantly in the act of changing. The way we form relationships has changed over the years as well, but the relationship itself has not changed all that much. Dating in the mid-1900s was much more formalized than dating is today. Meeting someone in the 1960s was not just a simple task one was able to do by downloading an app and swiping left or right on someone’s picture. During this time my grandmother was a young teenager just learning about the dating world. She was a young country girl who was not able to go and meet all kinds of people. You had to meet someone by a friend or family member or even just by happenstance. Around the age of eighteen the milk man is who caught her eye. Grandma always tells me, “He was a blonde haired, blue eyed, beauty.” (Iva). During this time, you had to know how to make conversation face to face with someone. My grandfather and she spoke to one another when he would …show more content…

The girl was asked out by the boy and he took care of everything on their dates. The man also asked permission from the girl’s father before he would take her anywhere. Grandma said, “It was an easy task for your grandpa, he knew how to win people over just by smiling” (Iva). Dating back then also was a social thing you did in groups or with chaperones. Today it is much more equal. Many relationships you see the girl my pay for the date or even ask a guy out. It is not uncommon for a girl in today’s world to take matters into her own hands and ask a boy out or start a conversation with them. You very seldom see a guy ask a girl’s parents for permission today neither. Also, in today’s society, we are keener to date with the other person by ourselves. We don’t have chaperones like they did back then. Group dates are still a common occurrence, but most group outings are a friendly and fun outing, not something intimate where you can really get to know

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