TY - GEN A1 - Ładyżyński, Andrzej A2 - Jurczyk-Romanowska, Ewa A2 - Albański, Leszek PB - Karkonoska Państwowa Szkoła Wyższa N2 - 19th and 20 th century morals guides written for persons in diverse life situations constitute a basis for the article presented. The decoding of the contemporary and historic meanings of engagement was attempted from that perspective. Pre-marital relationships would always constitute an important stage of transition. Their arranging initially depended on the senior members of families, with the feelings and opinions of the engaged hardly ever taken into account. Changes in the forms of establishing and functioning of relationships preceding marriage took place in the second half of the 20 century. L1 - http://repozytorium.uni.wroc.pl/Content/65120/PDF/Narzeczenstwo_dawne_i_wspolczesne_Zmiana_w_sposobie_przygotowania_sie_do_malzenstwa.pdf CY - Jelenia Góra L2 - http://repozytorium.uni.wroc.pl/Content/65120 PY - 2011 KW - engagement KW - family KW - changes KW - guides T1 - Engagement in the past and in the present. Change in the way of preparing for marriage UR - http://repozytorium.uni.wroc.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/65120 ER -