The statement that indicates that courtship was seen as an event that eventually would lead to marriage, is true. Courtship is defined as the period in which two people that are develop a romantic relationship with the goal of getting married. During the Victorian Era, marriage was a symbol of status within society. A woman's career was based on finding a man that would want to marry her and later on forming a family together. Courtship was the step before of getting married, in which the couple would date and get to know each other.