Married life now comes and ushers in its morning glory and they are happy as a happy pair can well be, for a while. But "life is real," and character is real and love is real. When life's reality comes they find things in each other's characters that perfectly startle them. Every day reveals something new and something unpleasant. The courtship character fades away, and with it the courtship love. Now comes disappointment, sorrow, regret. …showed first 75 words of 1746 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1746 total…now said, and you have agreed, that they believe God wants them to be married to each other. A long engagement should not be necessary, nor, from a temptation standpoint, is it advisable. Courtship is an old and cherished tradition in which a young man and woman, who are ready to marry, spend time together in a protective environment so as to give serious consideration as to whether they should be married to one another.