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Old 07-03-2014, 01:56 PM
 
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I heartily disagree that marriages were historically based on love. Women were obligated to marry and did so out of duty. She might like or love the fellow, but maybe not. Few people traveled, so choices were limited to the people in one's immediate vicinity. Not starving to death was priority #1; it's very easy to underestimate that motive now that we live in such a luxurious, plentiful time. The female role was to get out of the house so there was one fewer mouth to feed. Perhaps marriage was arranged, perhaps not, perhaps they liked one another, perhaps not so much over time. Ever read The Prince and the Pauper? Tom Canty's drunken father beat the stuffing out of his mother on a daily basis. It was very, very common.

Marriage for love is a recent phenomenon and frequently blamed as a big reason that divorce rates are so high.
Exactly. Being a spinster was considered the worst thing a woman could be because it meant the family supported her. Maybe she found a job but often it was an acceptable job like teaching or seamstress and her choices were limited. Spinsters were pitied and most women were ashamed because it usually meant no guy wanted her. Of course some women didn't want marriage but for most it brought a sort of disgrace to the parents.
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Old 07-03-2014, 01:56 PM
 
Location: southern california
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if you have it together not that hard. but wanting and getting are not always the same. getting can be much less fun.
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Old 07-03-2014, 05:06 PM
 
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No, you inferred. There's a difference.
If I did so, I apologize.
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Old 07-05-2014, 07:51 AM
 
Location: S. Nevada
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Okay all y'awl being so serious and gloomy. Consider the saying "Age + Treachery Trumps Youth & Beauty."
<evil>

If you're "older", odds are you remember (or even still have) one of these vintage Alka-Selzer bottles.

(I guess you can't "IMG" link CD album pics...otherwise you'd be seeing this...)

http://www.city-data.com/forum/membe...-plopplop.html

Well tuck one of these "cylinders" into your pants - towards the front lads - *not* the backside and hit the meat markets.
S/he'll be so "curious about your george" that banana wild monkey sex is assumed!

Butt weight, there's more! You can store stuff in the bottle! You can still keep a couple of alka tabs in there just in case but your imagination is the limit. Condoms, KY-single shots, floss, "blue pills", "other" pills, Altoids/Jolly Ranchers/M&Ms/etc, cubic zirconia, rubber glove (to place on your skull and blow up, silly), lucky bunny foot, flashlight/glowstick, large denomination currency, etc...

You're welcome in advance!
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Old 07-05-2014, 01:21 PM
 
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okay all y'awl being so serious and gloomy. Consider the saying "age + treachery trumps youth & beauty."
<evil>

if you're "older", odds are you remember (or even still have) one of these vintage alka-selzer bottles.

(i guess you can't "img" link cd album pics...otherwise you'd be seeing this...)

http://www.city-data.com/forum/membe...-plopplop.html

well tuck one of these "cylinders" into your pants - towards the front lads - *not* the backside and hit the meat markets.
S/he'll be so "curious about your george" that banana wild monkey sex is assumed!

Butt weight, there's more! You can store stuff in the bottle! You can still keep a couple of alka tabs in there just in case but your imagination is the limit. Condoms, ky-single shots, floss, "blue pills", "other" pills, altoids/jolly ranchers/m&ms/etc, cubic zirconia, rubber glove (to place on your skull and blow up, silly), lucky bunny foot, flashlight/glowstick, large denomination currency, etc...

You're welcome in advance!
Too funny. lol
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