Pros alone cannot capture the interaction between guys and girls. Practical Courtship will be expanding to include occasional poetry and love stories of people who have courted successfully or unsuccessfully.  The following poem is by Daniel Blumentritt and is protected under the creative commons. A Hope Like No Other by Daniel Blumentritt I probably don’t [...]

How can you know what you are looking for in a future spouse if you do not regularly interact with members of the opposite sex? In arranged marriage communities there is little to no interaction. The young people take advantage of their “season of singleness” and wait on their parents to make the match for [...]

What is a wing-man? The term comes from the air-force where a pilot will have a wingman fight with him in battle. Wingmen protect each as they accomplish a mission together.  The older term for this concept is “best man.” But now “best man” is primarily a ceremonial role. The ancient term for this same [...]

If you think of your relationship as a plane taking off down a runway, what needs to stay in balance to have a  smooth take off? Here are five gauges you may want to keep an eye on as you move forward in a relationship. If you can keep these areas in balance you may [...]

How do you find your future spouse if you rarely interact with the opposite sex? One key to any successful marital system is the ability to identify a possible mate. For cultures some this means using professional match makers to facilitate the identification. Fiddler on the Roof anyone? Other cultures created opportunities for young people [...]