The concept of dating really began at the turn of the 20th century. Prior to the late early 1900s, courtship was a much more private, unemotional affair.

What was life like during the 1920s?

Unions were on the rise. Women shortened, or “bobbed,” their hair, flappers danced and wore short fancy dresses, and men shaved off their beards. In 1920 the average life span in the United States was about fifty-four years, whereas today its about seventy-seven years.