In the old west, gentleman went a courting, but what is the difference between courtship and dating? This is Dr. Paul, author of Boomer Girls, a boomer woman's guide to men and dating, Ask Dr. Paul, nationwide radio talk show host. There's a difference. When you are dating, you are reviewing the people who are available to you, in that particular area, that you may live in, or maybe on the internet, so it's a matter of observing, gathering information, seeing what you like and don't like, until you meet that person, who becomes a person of interest, as the F.B.I. would say, and basically, you're doing your own intelligence, so that is where the line is drawn. That's when dating stops, and courtships begin, and then you say to yourself and the other person, Look, I'm beyond dating, here with you. I'm not playing games here. I'm not seeing other people.How do you feel? so get the feedback. Let them know that this is beyond the point of dating, and make certain that it's a two way street ,so I think really where courtship begins, is where you both have that similar attitude, and the other says, Yeah, I think we have something in common here, and I think probably we should have an exclusive, and this is going to become worthwhile. This is Dr. Paul. May your fantasies of today, be your realities of tomorrow.