How would you like to be Courted?

[cherub.rock]

i've realized just now na ayoko na ng typical filipino courtship na best foot forward, gusto ko na yung what you see is what you get type ng western guys. para walang pretensions. ok maging sweet, thoughtful and all pero those has to be real and not dahil pakitang gilas lang at pag kayo wala na.

as much as i would like to be courted the traditional way with the flowers and chocolates and dinners, i'd have to agree. i guess it's better if you skip the pretenses and be straightforward. it would be so much sweeter if he'd put his best foot forward when he already won you over, yung hindi magaling sa umpisa lang. 

[shopaholic18]

^true sis, kumbaga jackpot ka talaga pag may nakilala kang ganun. hindi yung akala mo jackpot ka na nung nanliligaw nung kayo wala na. 

[charmed_chic]

Before, I wanted to be courted with flowers and chocolates etc.. But when it happened, I figured out, I'm not that type pala.. Someone courted me na palaging may bouquets, gifts and I found myself overwhelmed. Feeling ko sinusuhulan ako or something..

So when my husband-to-be came into the picture and started courting me, yes, he also has the flowers and gifts but my my! It was very minimal. What do I mean? He only gave them during occasions and not the everyday of our lives and I much appreciate it that way.

And now, it has changed. I appreciate NOT to be given anything. Even the last valentines day, I was the only girl in the mall na walang hawak na bouquet, stuff toy or anything.. I preferred things like dinner, lunch out, o kaya travel..

[jhenrheign]

im married na for 5 years pero before pa nung single pa ko, im not really the type na kelangan bigyan mo ko ng flowers at chocolates... im not materialistic kasi... mas gusto ko na show nya yung sincerity and sweetness nya sa ibang paraan... i don't want kasi na pag kayo na magrereklamo ka kasi nagbago sya, na pag nagtagal eh di ka na nabibigyan ng flowers at kung ano-ano pa... gusto ko lang na mapakita nya sa akin yung presence nya at di sya yung tipo ng lalaki na mag tatake advantage sa isang girl... 

[babyjapnurse01]

courtship shouldnt end naman once maging bf/gf diba, dapat kahit mag-asawa na, nagliligawan pa din --thats what my dad says palagi. i love surprises, never fails to make me weak on the knees, kahit simple lang, basta unexpected, naiiyak ako agad haha! i just love the feeling na naalala ako kahit papano, and that my partner exerted some effort para maplease ako..

[koalaa]

Old tradition, pupunta sa bahay. Haharanahin. may dalang bulaklak and sweets. At liligawan Pamilya ko To be courted by a very good gentle smart man

[chiqmom]

with flowers and sweets din. LOL i wish!

[thingamajig]

Fantasy: Bibigyan ng isang bouquet ng flowers (white rose with a flush on its petal tips), candlelight dinners, movie dates, poetry-reading, uber sweet na mga texts and love letters.

Reality: Walang nangyaring ligawan! Naging magcasual relationship kasi kami then nainlove kami sa isa't-isa, then naging kami na. 

I love my guy, pero hindi sya yung tipong flowers-and-chocolates type of BF. Hayz.

[chicgurl]

i want to be sweep off my feet hahaha as in yung ang haba haba ng hair ko talaga hehe yung ako lang ang pinakamaganda talaga hahaha sorry gusto lang mag ilusyon na may ganto pang lalake at sana kahit na kami na ganon pa din siya from start till foreverrrrrr

[donselle]

friendship route always works for me...  tipong nililigawan na pala niya ako ng hindi ko nalalaman...

actually that happened to me... noong mag-parekoy pa kami BF, natanong na niya sa akin yun... thinking na hindi naman sasagi sa isip niya na manliligaw siya sa akin, sinabi ko naman sa kanya... tapos nagtatanong pa siya sa akin about love na sinasagot ko naman... nalaman ko lang ang intentions niya na manligaw noong sinundo niya ako sa office ko na may dalang flowers...

a month later, naging kami na...

[Serena.]

Not the literal traditional way. Basta sincere at totoo, pasado!

[summerchic]

Gusto ko rin na ligawan din nya ang family ko, wag naman obvious. Gusto ko yun totoo lang na siya.

[diwata]

Flowers and chocolates... =]

[nicoletta]

I'm idealistic so I want the guy to bring me to dinners and the flowers can wait in our monthssary. I hope maka-meet pa ako Ulit.

[HoldingOn]

- magsabi siya sa family ko na manliligaw siya even before siya magsabi sa akin
- dapat literally lumabas sa bibig niya na "nanliligaw ako". manhid ako eh
- mageffort to spend time with me (its my second love language)
- mageffort na kaibiganin lahat ng kaibigan ko
- sana maging close friends muna kami
- love letters! yung hand written! this will make me melt!
- sabihin niya sa lahat ng tao na nililigawan niya ako. dapat proud siya sa akin
- nililigawan pa lang ako, ipakilala na ako sa family and close friends niya
- text me, call me, chat with me, email me, basta communication lines are always open. weakness ko yun

[Kriman]

-Pumunta sy sa bahay and tel to my parents
para legal

[karmark16]

To be honest I was never courted by my boyfriend, we were friends and nasabi din nia sa akin na balak nia ako ligawan, kaso wala pa mang ligaw eh I fell for him na! hahaha ayun di ko tuloy naexperience. Anyways, if ever may rewind button ang buhay, gusto ko sana [textspeak!] typical na dadalhan ng flowers with teddy bear tapos kakantahan ako, magpipreppare siya ng proposal asking me to be his gf, [textspeak!] ganung thingy,  cheesy pero ganun ang tipo ko hahaha!

[HoldingOn]

^I feel for you 

[Serena.]

Decent way. Dates, Surprises, Flowers, Chocolates and the like.



xo

[blackgreen]

Gusto ko sinusurprise ako and ipapakita niya yun sincerity niya.

Ako lang ba yung may ayaw magpabisita sa bahay? Gusto ko kasi ipapakilala ko sa bahay kapag gusto ko na siya. Haha.. Ang weird ko lang.