“Night courting” was once a tradition in rural Scandinavia, especially in Norway, Sweden, and Iceland, and it lingered well into the 19th century. To our modern ears it might sound scandalous, but at the time it was considered a wholesome, structured way for young men and women to see if they were a good match before marriage.
Here’s how it usually worked: a young man would spend the weekend with the young woman’s family. Everyone got to know each other, trust was built, and then—believe it or not—the parents actually let the young couple sleep in the same bed. Fully clothed, of course. The parents made it clear that the goal was conversation and connection, not starting the next generation right away. But since we all know how teenagers listen to their parents, the occasional baby did arrive as a result of this system.
When Scandinavians brought the practice to the Americas, it did not exactly catch on. Other cultures, especially those with Puritan roots, wanted no part of it. To them, letting your daughter sleep in the same bed as her suitor was like handing her the keys to trouble. Funny enough, while Scandinavians treated it as a practical way to test compatibility, Americans were already proving how obsessed with sex they were—even back then.
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