Dating 21 94

11-May-2017 08:42

While pair-bonds of varying forms were recognized by most societies as acceptable social arrangements, marriage was reserved for heterosexual pairings and had a transactional nature, where wives were in many cases a form of property being exchanged between father and husband, and who would have to serve the function of reproduction. 

New types of relationships formed; it was possible for people to live together without marrying and without children. 

These species-particular behavior patterns provide a context for aspects of human reproduction, including dating. 

However, one particularity of the human species is that pair bonds are often formed without necessarily having the intention of reproduction. 

It generally happened in that portion of a person's life before the age of marriage, enabled dates to be arranged without face-to-face contact. 

Cars extended the range of dating as well as enabled back-seat sexual exploration.