The Amish are a close-knit community, so members of a group know each other from childhood. Unmarried Amish choose their own husbands/wives, and the woman is very much involved in the process. Courtship often begins with a young man transporting a young woman to and from one of the many singings or Sunday worship.

Do Amish marry their family?

Amish couples are expected to remain married to the mates they select as young adults. Despite the fact that mate choice is limited to other church members, the young people do not necessarily choose to marry close relatives.