Courting bench
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A courting bench, also known as a kissing bench, conversation bench, or a tête-à-tête (French for "head-to-head") is a bench with two parallel seats, facing in opposite directions, with a shared arm of the bench separating them.
They were popular in Victorian
times, and thought convenient for kissing and intimate but demure conversation, as the names imply.
They were popular in Victorian
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times, and thought convenient for kissing and intimate but demure conversation, as the names imply.