literature 101-C

2. >The ideal is that courtship ( pagmaya-maya , literally flirting or "fooling around") is improper, inevitably leading to premarital sex, and that only a total prohibition of any contact between unmarried persons of the opposite sex can prevent the normal human tendency to engage in sexual relations if given the opportunity.

9. >There is no publicly recognized courtship between unamarried young people; ideally marriages are arranged by parents.

10. >it is SHAMEFUL for a young man and woman to be caught together; or for a girl merely to be touched by a man. >shame or “sipug” in tausug

11. A young man cannot- and in practice does not- publicly confront an unmarried girl. His knowledge of her must be indirect, based upon reputation parental background, and external appearance and demeanor.

12. PREPARED BY: FAMINDALAN, ZENEF MANDAC ,PATRICK JAY LIT 101- C