Abstract:
The study regarding changes on the courtship style among Filipino male youth in the
Philippines is limited. This study shows how the evolvement of communication through
technology has created changes in relationships and people’s way of communicating with one
another. Philippines still remains as the texting capital of the world based on the study published
in the website of the Manila Times (2012). Given this fact, relationships have been established
through constant exchange of SMS (Short Message Service) and this leads to the study of the
researcher.
Key-informant interview elicited accounts of men in courtship mediated by text messaging
or SMS. The study describes the experiences of male college students in Manila who engage in
SMS courtship. This explores whether the traditional courtship has been adulterated by the
onslaught of technology-mediated communication that serves as a new mode of courtship.
