practice bundling

• Pratique historique, surtout dans la Nouvelle-Angleterre coloniale, où un couple en courtisement partageait un lit tout en restant habillé ou avec une planche de séparation entre eux, souvent pour économiser les ressources ou préserver l'intimité dans les petites maisons. Ce terme est aujourd'hui considéré comme désuet.

A historical practice, particularly in colonial New England, where a courting couple would share a bed while fully clothed or with a bundling board between them, often as a way to conserve resources or maintain privacy in small homes. This term is now considered archaic.

1. Historical courting customC2formal

   A traditional practice, especially in colonial America and some European cultures, where a courting couple would share a bed while fully clothed or separated by a board, as a way to get to know each other without engaging in sexual intercourse.

   Coutume du courtisement à la planche

   • In some rural communities, the practice of bundling was a common way for young couples to court.
   • The practice of bundling allowed couples to talk intimately while maintaining propriety.
   • Historians note that the practice of bundling declined in the 19th century with changing social norms.