Courtship

Members

Michelle Patricia Valero

Dianne Seredrica

Mikko Bautista
Dame Renz Malana
Kierven Nuevo

Courtship is the act of paying attention to somebody with a purpose of

developing a more intimate relationship. It is where a man seeks the affections of a
woman in various ways like giving her gifts, walking her home, or doing stuffs for
her with hopes that he will eventually gain her love.

Over the past centuries, courtship has been a mark of the Philippine Romance.
Courtship in the Philippines, though, is different. The man who is courting the
woman must visit her at home, serve her family, keep distance from her, and the
like. The courtship in the Philippines dates all the way back from the Spanish
domination, and although it is still existent today, there had been various
modifications brought about by time. There is indeed a huge discrepancy between
the old Philippine Romance way of courting and the Westernized dating habits
of the Filipino youth today.
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Research Problem Statement

Evidences of the difference between the later courtship and the modern courtship, corresponds to the situation I identified
through books, journal and interview, that besides provide sustainable arguments to define the research problem.
Observation data collected puts into evidence that Courtship before and now.

Harana

Paninilbihan to the family

More Romantic and sincere

Courtship may last for years. The

girl may play hard to get a
character referred to as Maria Clara
attitude

Writing love letters is proven to be

an effective way of stealing the girls
heart

With the use of social media, Filipinas are allowed to participate with the
dating process without the interference from their parents.

To serenade the girl, one can hire a professional singer, a singing telegram or

request a love song from the radio station

Gifts like chocolates, stuff toy, etc

Texting is one way of modern Filipino courtship

Objectives:
To identify, describe, determine and analyse the difference of courtship before and now.
Thesis Statement:
Courtship in the Philippines has greatly changed through the years.
Significance:

This study will differentiate the way of courting women before and today.

This study will be beneficial to the young adults to know the importance of courtship.

This study will provide recommendations on how to preserve the true value of courtship.

Major Findings

According to De Guzman (2014), The modern way of courting revolves around through the technology and the internet.

Laureta (2014) courtship before is better because before, everything is simple. Simple letters and harana really touches

the girls heart but now, its always through text and can easily be deleted but letters you could keep it forever.

Villanueva (2014) Before, men were courting the women inside the house with their parents present. They would also do
household chores in order to impress the family.

Elaine (2014) traditional courtship in the Philippines is described as far more subdued and indirect approach compared

to westernized culture."

Learning Point:

Today, its enough that a man shows up at the womans house without fetching water or chopping firewood.
Yet, somehow, he is expected to prove to the family of the woman that he is worthy of the womans love.

Through the traditional courtship, the individuals find a bond to generations past ancestors who have lived
and loved and forged relationships in the same tedious manner.

Summary

Different ways of courting woman before and now

Courtship is a period during which a couple develop a romantic relationship, especially with
a view to marriage.
Traditional courtship was participated in or controlled by parents and other kinsmen. This
system was rooted in the Filipino view that marriage was a union not only of two
individuals but also primarily of their families.
Young people were not allowed to interact by themselves without chaperons to maintain
family control over them
Common way to court a girl was by visiting in her house, where the young man had to be
very courteous and respectful towards the girls family.
Serenading
Serve the family
The girl did not usually say yes
Modernization, Social Network
Gifts

Conclusion
- lost its true value
- courting is affected by modernization
- men changed and even the girls
- the way of courting has changed a lot

Recommendation
-how to bring back its true form
-know the effects of modernization to courting
-new ways that is effective that can lead in bringing back the old times.