Beloved young person be careful about starting the fires of passion in your courtship. Once started they can quickly explode into an uncontrollable fire storm of lust that will quickly and tragically destroy the joy and happiness God intends for you.
In 1 Cor. 7 the apostle Paul answers questions that new Christians, who were used to immoral life-styles (such as are common in North America today) before they were saved, had asked concerning romance and marriage. His first comment is, "It is good for a man not to touch a woman" (1 Cor. 7:11Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. (1 Corinthians 7:1)). That may seem very restrictive. But the thought (which is much more clear in the original Greek) is that a man is not to touch a woman in a way that will "light a fire of passion". In 1 Tim. 5:2222Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure. (1 Timothy 5:22), Paul told the young man, Timothy, "Keep thyself pure." How vital that both partners in a Christian courtship see to it that physical contact in their romance is maintained in God honoring purity.
A great danger for young Christians today is becoming hardened to immorality and impurity of this present world. Most of Western society-especially in the areas of marketing, sports and entertainment-is based on explicit sensuality and sexually immoral themes. If you get caught up in that spirit beloved young Christian, it will quickly lower the purity in which you ought to, as a child of God, carry on your courtship.
There is a great difference between enjoying a "grassy courtship", and experiencing one that's been destroyed by the fires of unrestrained passion. "Flee fornication" (1 Cor. 6:18).