FAMILY LIFE

COURTSHIP DATING MARRIAGE

 • - a stage of not simply knowing the
person but also a test of compatibility
between the two person.

• maybe an informal and private matter

COURTSHIP between two people of the opposite
sex or maybe a public affair
or a formal arrangement with family
approval
 GUIDE QUESTIONS:

• What period/ stage of your life would you prefer courtship?

Why?
• Is it necessary to undergo courtship? Why?
• Compare courtship before and at present times.
• Why do you think courtship at present times is faster and
easier than before?
• Which do you prefer, courtship before or at the present
times?
DIFFERENT TRADITIONAL
PRACTICES OF
COURTSHIP IN THE
PHILIPPINES
 • In Ilocos
• - serenading is known as
tapat , “to be in front of
the woman’s house.”
ILOCOS
AND
TAGALOG • In Tagalog Regions
REGIONS
• -Balagtasan is the most
popular traditional way of
courtship
• Rooster Courtship
• - another form of courtship in Luzon

• In Bulacan
• Naninilong- a kind of courtship which
means serenading from under the house
 • In Batangas
• - men manifest their sincerity
and loyalty to the women they are
courting through their gestures
and actions.

BATANGAS
AND • In Pangasinan
PANGASINAN • - folks make use of the taga-
amo or tamer
• They also use the palabas meaning
“show or drama”
 • In Kalinga
• Ifugaos practice a courtship called:
• ca-i-sing or ebgan to Kalingas
KALINGA • -pangis to Tingguians
• Ato- house of the males
• Olog or agamang –house for females
 • In Palawan
• the use of riddles or
pasaguli is perform to
court a woman

PALAWAN
AND • In Visayas
VISAYAS • -serenade called balak
• - writing love letters
• -use of love potions
• - paninilbihan or pangagad
 • In Mindanao
• - palabas, sarakahhan,tupul
or magpasumbahi is practiced
by Tausugs

MINDANAO • Bagobos
• - send a knife or a spear as
a gift to the home of the
courted woman for
inspection.
DATING

a social activity which

involves two or
more people generally
assessing each other’s
suitability for a potential
relationship
-comes from the
arrangement of a time
and date of meeting
 • STANDARD
TYPES OF DATE
DATING
• DOUBLE DATE
• GROUP DATE
 1. relationship the strengthen.
• (Strengthen the relationship.)

2. each other Spend with quality time.

IMPORTANCE • (Spend quality time with each

other.)
OF DATING
3. character Observe person’s other the.
• (Observe the other person’s
character.)
 4. better Know another one.
• (Know one another better.)

5. one’s strength Know weaknesses and.

• (Know one’s strengths and weaknesses.)

IMPORTANC 6. potential Reveal problems partners have

E OF may any the.
DATING • (Reveal any potential problems the
partners may have.)

7. affection Develop for each and other

respect.
• (Develop affection and respect for each
other.)
 • The state of being united to a
MARRIAGE person of the opposite sex as
husband or wife in a
consensual and contractual
relationship recognized by
law.
 FACTORS TO
CONSIDER IN
CHOOSING A LIFE
TIME PARTNER
 FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN
CHOOSING A LIFE TIME PARTNER

• 1.Good character
• 2. Maturity
• 3. Fidelity
• 4. commitment
• 5. Love
• 6.Economic readiness
• 7. Physical maturity
 INGREDIENTS OF A
SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE
 INGREDIENTS OF A
SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE

• 1.Love
• 2. Understanding/ respect
• 3. Care
• 4. Loyalty
• 5. Shared philosophy
• 6. Cooperation
• 7. Growth
• 8. Involvement
• 9. Sharing and giving
• 10. Communication
“DON’T THINK YOU CAN DIRECT THE
COURSE OF LOVE, FOR LOVE, IF IT FINDS
YOU WORTHY, DIRECTS YOUR COURSE.”-

-KHALIL GIBRAN

-KHALIL GIBRAN