I used to laugh and poke fun at a couple of my religious friends way back when. They courted girls in their church, in what I assumed back then, was silly and old fashioned. They were invited to spend time with each other in the company of their families where they got to know one another over a long period of time. No alone time. All these years later I realize how wise this was. I never actually got to know all of my girlfriends well. It was physical mostly and not all that memorable in a healthy way.