15 Unwritten Dating Rules Every 1950s Teenager Knew

Friday night, 1955. Every teenager in America knew the rules of dating, and nobody ever wrote them down. Here are 15 of them, told with real classroom films of the era. Some sound strange today. A few, honestly, we could use again. 0:00 Friday Night, 1955 1:08 Rule 1 1:46 Rule 2 2:21 Rule 3 2:50 Rule 4 3:22 Rule 5 3:54 Rule 6 4:22 Rule 7 4:55 Rule 8 5:24 Rule 9 5:50 Rule 10 6:23 Rule 11 6:57 Rule 12 7:30 Rule 13 8:01 Rule 14 8:28 Rule 15 8:51 One Last Thing Archival footage: Prelinger Archives (public domain) via the Internet Archive: Dating: Do's and Don'ts (1949), What to Do on a Date (1950), Beginning to Date (1953), Going Steady? (1951), Shy Guy (1947), How Much Affection? (1958), Are You Ready for Marriage? (1950), A Date With Your Family (1950), The Town and the Telephone (1950), Chevrolet Screen Ads (1955), Let's Go to the Movies (1948). Illustrations are AI-generated paintings. What year was your first date, and where did you go? Tell me in the comments. #1950s #nostalgia #americana