100 Years Of Dating

1920-1929: Dating is the new courtship

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1930-1939: The dawn of dating etiquette

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1940-1949: Dating was motivated by a desire to marry

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1950-1959: Dating started early and ended early

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1970–1979: The women's movement had limited mileage

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1990-1999: The brief reign of 'The Rules'

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2000-2009: Welcome to the candy store approach to dating

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2010-2019: Swiping right acquires new meaning

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2020 - Present: A strange and lonely place

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