Someone who you like, so you put in the works to facilitate a common connection so you're both on the same page romantically. In hope that it will transition towards love instead of just like/attraction.

i.e. a courting victem is your operational definition of someone, after you show them your courting dance (note: they may not like it). You know, those things you see on discovery channel. Mostly a natural behaviour of birds.

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