Footnote

b EXPRESSION EXPLAINED: In this article and in the next, “courtship” refers to the time during which a man and a woman become better acquainted in order to determine whether they would be compatible as marriage mates. In some countries, it is also referred to as dating, getting to know someone, or a romantic relationship. Courtship begins when a man and a woman make clear that they are romantically interested in each other, and it continues until either they make a commitment to get married or they end the courtship.