Re:19th Century Marriage Manuals: Advice for Young Husbands
by rodgerd on Wednesday October 14, 2015 @04:05AM
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(S)he's making two points as I read it:
1. Much of what is being described as traditional marriage practice isn't actually traditional; the article notes that what a modern person might consider Victorian marital values often weren't.
2. Much of what remains (as being actually traditional) is better off being destroyed.
1. Much of what is being described as traditional marriage practice isn't actually traditional; the article notes that what a modern person might consider Victorian marital values often weren't.
2. Much of what remains (as being actually traditional) is better off being destroyed.