![]() ![]() Families have always gone heavily into debt for receptions, children were always expected to follow soon after the nuptials, and divorce was always available if things didn't work out. A bride's virginity (or lack thereof) was announced to all by the shape of a wreath on her head. Wedding gowns were once practical, and rarely white. ![]() Unstable slave marriages were sometimes allowed and sometimes forced - multiple times. Early unions didn't require a ceremony a couple simply agreed that they were married. ![]() Despite the hardships, the experiment worked Abbott says that millions of French Canadians are descended from the ensuing marriages.īut your marriage is unique… although that's nothing new. The "les filles du roi" arrived in the wilderness, intended to be the intendeds of fur-traders and colonists. The good news is that you had plumbing and heat and a chance to know your beloved before the ceremony, unlike 737 women who traveled from France to New France (now Canada) in 1670. Just like every couple starting out, you had bumpy spots. But pity the Chinese bride, who was often raised by her in-laws to ensure that she was familiar with their "personal needs." Hundreds of years ago - and, indeed, until relatively recently - boy met girl in preschool.Ĭhild marriages, says Abbott, were one way to cement social relationships and to prevent scandalous out-of-wedlock pregnancies. A History of Marriage paints an often surprising picture of this most public, yet most intimate, institution, a complex tradition that includes arranged marriages, dowries, same-sex marriages, self-marriages and child brides. ![]()
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