Dating and marriage in colonial times

We have since decided to cut that chapter from the book.Our concern is that the typical reader would find history boring.They also forbid widowed Quakers from marrying their spouses’ relatives.The relatives of their deceased spouse were considered to be an extension of their family and violated the colonial marriage customs.This unusual courtship ritual had a standard format.Step one: invite your date home to meet your parents.

Or is it something that cherry-picks customs from the past, the way someone would select food at a buffet?The good news about this is that history is a lot more valuable than you might think.The generations that have come before us faced the same temptations and challenges we face today.Quaker couples had to undergo a series of moral tests and the scrutiny of the Quaker society prior to their marriage.Not only did Quakers need consent for marriage from both sets of parents, they sought the permission of the whole Quaker community as well.