courtship

In my experience, when a person molds their life to please a potential partner early in the courtship, it can mean they don’t have a strong sense of self.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

In courtship, for example, the male tracks the female as she moves.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

The couple spent their courtship sharing fun Covid-era activities, like stealing toilet paper, enjoying empty cinemas and stadiums, and taking selfies in front of dumpster fires, all to the tune of Taylor Swift’s “Love Story.”

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

Except, in the midst of that project, McElwee’s focus shifts, delightfully, to his disastrous love life and the fascinating women he meets in his travels, becoming a deeply humane examination of modern courtship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

It’s not as if they had a courtship or romance.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

Edward Rogers took an active part in the Blue Jays’ courtships of free agents Shohei Ohtani and Juan Soto in recent winters, the people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

When the two began one of the most famous courtships in the world, she knew she couldn’t let the opportunity slip by.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2024

Their courtships with Smith move quickly, to the point that Tracy's daughter Kayla became suspicious at how fast her mother was falling for this man who still felt like a stranger.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2020

Also gone was the picturesque subject matter: the street landscapes and polite courtships, the elderly couples and fumbling suitors and office workers trapped in suburban patterns, intruded upon by surrealism, like figures in Magritte paintings.

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 10, 2018

Many pleasant intimacies and acquaintances were begun on the stage-coach; flirtations, even courtships, were carried on.

From Stage-coach and Tavern Days by Alice Morse Earle