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Examples of courtship
courtship
Their courtship was brief but their marriage was built on a comfortable routine.
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Philip was often uncomfortable about the blatant orchestration of his courtship.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Odom and Kardashian were married in September 2009 after a month-long courtship.
From the dailynews.com
The most closely watched participant was Iran, the object of American courtship.
From the economist.com
Female's courtship threshold allows intruding males to mate with reduced effort.
From the sciencedaily.com
Michelle Granoski says technology enabled her courtship with her husband, Shawn.
From the cnn.com
Among his outrages was his courtship of a young boy named Democles the Handsome.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It was time to end this 18-year courtship, Vince said, taking a knee by her bed.
From the dailynews.com
The male initiates the courtship and the female ignores him for several minutes.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage); "its was a brief and intense courtship"
- Courtship is the traditional dating period before engagement and marriage. During a courtship, a couple dates to get to know each other and decide if there will be an engagement. Usually courtship is a public affair, done in public and with family approval.
- Courtship display is a special, sometimes ritualised, set of behaviours which some animals perform as part of courtship. Courtship behaviours can include special calls, postures, and movements, and may involve special plumage, bright colours or other ornamentation. ...
- The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a favor; The act of wooing in love; solicitation of woman to marriage; Courtliness; elegance of manners; courtesy; Court policy; the character of a courtier; artifice of a court; court-craft; finesse
- Consists of behaviors that help members of the same species identify and select potential mates. Sexual selection is an evolutionary mechanism in which some traits increase an individual's chance of mating and passing along its genetic information.
- Bad, bad, will be the fate of the woman who dreams of being courted. She will often think that now he will propose, but often she will be disappointed. Disappointments will follow illusory hopes and fleeting pleasures. For a man to dream of courting, implies that he is not worthy of a companion.
- All behavioral patterns leading to breeding or pair formation.
- Activities performed prior to actual mating. In Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, the male displays a noisy, aerobatic courtship flight that demonstrates his overall health to a prospective female.
- The behavior that various animals (usually males) utilize to attract a mate.
