Amish Dating Practices Explained

You talk about Amish dating.

Uh-huh.

Um, what are, what are the basics of Amish dating?

Um, you do it in the dark. You can never be seen together in the

daylight,

and you can't talk to your partner's parents if you're dating.

And you can only see each other once a week.

And, and what does it mean that you date in the dark? What do you do?

You only see each other during the night.

At around 9:00, the boyfriend comes to the

girlfriend's house. The door stays unlocked,

so he can just walk in.

Comes to her house, and goes up to her bed,

and stays in her bed

till 4:00 in the morning. And then he goes home.

What happens-

And the-

... in the bed?

You talk and sleep. You can't have sex, 'cause that's not allowed till you're

married. But you just talk and sleep, and that's

all. And then-

And that's dating.

That's dating. And then he goes home.

Can you kiss?

Yes, you can. I think. I never did, but I think you

can.

And do both the boy and the girl need

to be agreed that this is what's gonna happen?

Yes. And then after the first night, the guy has to

be like, "So you want me to come back in two weeks?

Or do you want me to take you home after church or after the Singing next Sunday

evening?" And if you want to, you say yes, and if you don't want to,

you say no.