#courtship

During courtship, guarding each other's purity and refraining from intimacy are the acts of lovemaking. ↗

— Joshua Harris

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Courtship consists in a number of quiet attentions, not so pointed as to alarm, nor so vague as not to be understood. ↗

— Laurence Sterne

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Time goes on crutches till love have all his rites. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#hurry #impatience #love #time #love

I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow, than a man swear he loves me. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#courtship #empowerment #freedom #happiness #husbands

By the time you swear you're his, Shivering and sighing. And he vows his passion is, Infinite, undying. Lady make note of this -- One of you is lying. ↗

— Dorothy Parker

#cynicism #love #lying #passion #love

We have better relationships with those who truly seek us rather than those sitting on the couch watching us move mountains trying to prove ourselves. ↗

— Criss Jami

#courtship #dating #friend #friends #friendship

What I personally knew about courting women could comfortably fit into a thimble without taking it off your finger first. ↗

— Patrick Rothfuss

#dating #dating-advice #women #dating

Miranda was nineteen. Her experience with men consisted of Winston and himself. Both of whom had heretofore been brotherly figures. The poor girl must be confused as hell. Winston had suddenly decided that she was Venus, Queen Elizabeth, and the Virgin Mary all rolled into one,and Turner had all but forced himself on her. Not exactly an average day in the life of a young country miss ↗

— Julia Quinn

#humor #lady #experience

And Poppy, remember that someday you will meet a frog who will turn into a handsome prince." "Good," Beatrix said. "Because all she's met so far are princes who turn into frogs." "Mr. Bayning is not a frog," Poppy protested. "You're right," Beatrix said. "That was very unfair to frogs, who are lovely creatures. ↗

— Lisa Kleypas

#courtship #hathaways #humor #poppy #humor

He's already chasing you. Now all you have to do is keep running. Just not too fast. ↗

— Tammara Webber

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