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Most women actually. Few women worked and few women had private means. Couple that along with social convention that was very linear and strict and you have a whole culture of women being stuck with what they had.
Most women actually. Few women worked and few women had private means. Couple that along with social convention that was very linear and strict and you have a whole culture of women being stuck with what they had.
Not only did my grandmother have financial means, she was black. That say's a whole lot, especially for that time period.
My grandparents weren't successful at all. My grandad physically abused my grandma during the entire marriage. And she left & went back a few times before finally divorcing him when it was more socially acceptable. They were married for a long time, but not happily.
Most women would not have and then they would have been ostracized by society and likely their families, as well.
Suffering in silence does not mean you are not suffering.
Take the happiest "traditional marriage" from two generations back...I would have been MISERABLE if I had to do what those women did...no matter how much I loved the guy. I know a world of freedom and opportunity. You can't go back once you have tasted that.
While there were still plenty of divorces over the last 40 years, I think one big difference is that back when most of our grandparents were married they were taught to work hard on their marriage, and personal fulfillment did not seem like such a big deal.
Also their seems to be a cultural thing that happens, where people start getting divorced and suddenly it happens to many around them. Almost like many couples who are struggling and their friends are not finding it so bad to be divorced decide it is no longer worth working on their marriage.
Not only did my grandmother have financial means, she was black. That say's a whole lot, especially for that time period.
I don't see your point. She still lived within a society that frowned upon divorce. Anyway, she probably was really happy. Lots of couples are happily married, now, today and thousands of years ago. You are simply talking about your grandmother, I'm discussing the general social climate for most women back in the day.
Btw, op...my dad was born in 1940. How old is YOUR grandmother? Probably younger than my dad.
We could be talking about different time periods in history.
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