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Nearly Headless Nick 
Merlin. The ghost was certainly not up with the times when it came to courtship. It was to be expected, he supposed. Seeing as the last time he had seriously attempted to woo a woman had been the Lady Grieve and that had turned out just splendidly for him.
"Date?" he repeated with a furrowed brow. "Sounds a bit crude, does it not? The Lady Helena deserves more elegant an expression than that. The term creature, however, may be something I can work with...although one could argue that we are already other-wordly."
Practically the manner in which the living referred to spirits, was it not?
"Location has a great deal to do with this sort of thing, but us ghosts tend to keep to our usual routines after having been here for all these years. As a young man with fresh eyes, where would you suggest?" he inquired further.
Date. Yes date! And HOW was that crude? Zeke shook his head disbelievingly. "It's the modern thing I guess, it's now considered weird if you speak of courtship and things like what you were saying." No offence man, but... ancient much? "It's not like you're asking her to 'go out' with you or anything, date is a perfectly legitimate term." See? LOGIC. And creatures being other-worldly, ghosts in general too... "hell you're still technically human-ish, and you're still on Earth, just more see through than originally." Ahem. "Do use it though, she won't be able to resist your charming her like that."
Exceptionally good advice he gave, was anyone else listening??? Because they should.
But then came a doozy of a question. Just WHERE did ghosts have dates?
"Ummm... the observatory, I highly recommend it. Lovely view, great atmosphere, and I'm sure Professor Flamsteed would be willing to organise for you some extra mood lighting too." Or stick them in detention, which would not only be incredibly amusing, but it was also a great way to bring people together - when done right.