Traditional vs Modern Courtship
The month of May’s articles are about developing an Empowered Love. Ideas about love become even broader as time passes by. Though the ideas of love are quite comprehensive, you don’t have to be confused. Whether past or modern times, you can easily understand what love is. To know more about Traditional vs Modern Courtship, here are the things that you need to consider:
Traditional Courtship Methods
During times past, people have had a concrete idea of love. They know that as soon as they feel something different or feel concern for someone, they are likely to be in love. However, love appears in various different forms. You will only recognise true love if you know the meaning of love from having studied what it is. Teachings about love can be found in all of the sacred spiritual writings throughout the world.
For additional knowledge, here are some concepts of traditional love:
Uniting of the Two Lovers
In previous years and even today, people prefer to get married. People who fall in love with each other desire to unite as one through the Sacrament of Matrimony.
Belief in the Existence of the Angel of Love
In times past, people believed in the existence of magic. They believed that true love would come their way when the Angel of Love found an ideal partner for them. This isn’t necessarily untrue, because our spiritual helpers do organise events in such a way that we are guided to find the man or woman who’s our soul mate. However, people tend to place less emphasis on the role that these angelic helpers play in our lives today.
Practice Courtly Love
Love is experienced through courtship and courtesy. However, it is not necessary related to the institution of marriage. Most people also believe that love is an intense and passionate relationship between two partners. This is certainly true of romantic love, but true love goes far beyond this level of love for another. It goes way past the ‘Honeymoon’ period.
These traditional love ideas or practices still happen today, but now there are some adjustments. For example, courting is becoming easier because of modern technology. Before, men use traditional methods to show their love, and how they did that would depend on their culture. Showing love for one another differs from culture to culture.
Modern Courtship Methods
Like traditional love ideas, most people believe in the Sacrament of Matrimony. However, because of the changes in law, some places allow couples to file an annulment or divorce. This will occur if the couples are not happily married.
If you have become single after many years of marriage, you will notice that courtship is different now. At present, men and women use mobile devices to contact each other. They mostly use text messaging, which allows them to quietly interact, even when at work. But texts can often be misinterpreted, so be cautious as to the amount of texting that you get into the habit of.
Social Networking
Couples can also show their feelings with the use of social networking sites. One must realise though that it is important not to allow technology replace personal interaction. Nothing really compares to face-to-face interaction. There is no soul in technological communication. Keep technology out of your relationship as much as you can if you want a truly deep and loving relationship.
Though there are some differences between traditional and modern love ideas, the concept of love is still there. Whether you are following the traditional or modern methods, you will never be tired of showing how you value your loved ones.
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