Entitled: "Surely, Love is between us" shows a Quaker couple sitting demurely, with cupid sitting between them. Courtship was under a watchful eye. Most "worldly" entertainment was forbidden. Courtship usually took place in the parents' home or at gatheri
Entitled: "Surely, Love is between us" shows a Quaker couple sitting demurely, with cupid sitting between them. Courtship was under a watchful eye. Most "worldly" entertainment was forbidden. Courtship usually took place in the parents' home or at gatherings of the Society of Friends. Once a couple decided to wed they needed approval from all the parents. That consent gained, the couple went before the Quaker women's meeting; later, that meeting sent formal notice to the men's meeting. Next the couple announced intent to marry before the men's meeting. Then the men's meeting consulted with parents and got their written approval.
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