Happy Valentine’s day, Single Awareness Day & Galentine's Day to everyone out there who celebrates! And if you're like me, well, a Happy Friday will suffice!
This episode we dive into dating and the history of how it developed to what we experience in our modern time. As usual it was a journey and a lot of good nuggets of information were shared and learned. Join the conversation online by using #CallingToSwiping
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Article Links:
- https://www.ucpress.edu/books/the-dating-divide/paper
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/25163698?mag=the-complex-history-of-american-dating&seq=4
- https://hankeringforhistory.com/the-history-of-dating-and-romance/
- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/timeline-online-dating-fr_b_9228040
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/ztrptrd
- https://ldhi.library.cofc.edu/exhibits/show/hidden-voices/enslaved-women-their-families/courtship-and-marriage
- https://decidetocommit.com/a-review-of-the-dating-divide-race-and-desire-in-the-era-of-online-romance/
Other References:
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/living-single/202406/the-record-setting-rise-of-single-living-in-the-us
- https://nypost.com/2016/05/15/the-fascinating-history-of-how-courtship-became-dating/
Challenge:
Look up the dating history of your ethnic group and/or sexuality. How did they date throughout history, what were the customs - dig deep!
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