The terms of 'going steady' are utterly outdated and adorable and largely alien to anyone born after 1940. They “go steady.” Ok, so maybe that last part was mostly the 1950s, but still. This concept of "going steady" took on a new meaning in the fifties. The 1950s gave rise to the concept of “going steady.” Teenagers were especially encouraged to pair off as early as possible in preparation for getting married by their late teens or early 20s. It was no longer the way a marriageable couple signaled their deepening intentions. It no longer signaled that the couple was marriageable and ready
He stole the show in Going Steady, as the curmudgeonly Dad who endeared himself to us.

Bill Goodwin was one of the most attractive supporting actors of his time, & left us way too early, alas. He was undoubtedly a first-rate talent whose legacy of films will be around for a long time to come to continue to delight his fans. the war, "going steady" was a stage young people took only if they were seriously on the path to marriage; however, after the war, the phrase was used more loosely. Instead, going steady was something twelve-year-olds could do, and something most fifteen-year-olds did do. By the early 1950s, going steady had acquired a totally different meaning. Obviously this was a highly heterosexist scenario that was played out time and again. Sally's observations of her coworker Carol, a 26-year-old who's desperate to find a husband and escape drudge work, are painfully realistic, even in the 21st century.