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First, we’ll start with marriage, nowadays it’s regarded as one of the most important days of your life in some people’s eyes, but back then it was more of a convenience for economics and wealth than a promise bound on the basis of love. For all, social and practical pressures dawned on them when it came to marriage, it was typically married young and for status, wealth combination or gain, status and alliance. The actual practice of mutual romantic feelings was more of an afterthought, as the benefits came first. People would get married young and if you were wealthier, you might just have your parents choose your partner for you since keeping wealth and status in the family was important and good. Society pushed and practiced the concept of women obeying men, and this carried through marriage, from obeying her parents and especially her father to obeying her husband. The woman in the marriage would be an afterthought and seen as more of a convenience, and someone to help carry on the last name. The construct of marriage was very traditional, or seen as more conservative now, the man is the one who essentially took lead over the relationship, acted as the decision maker and money maker while the woman had children and was essentially limited to that.

First, we’ll start with marriage, nowadays it’s regarded as one of the most important days of your life in some people’s eyes, but back then it was more of a convenience for economics and wealth than a promise bound on the basis of love. For all, social and practical pressures dawned on them when it came to marriage, it was typically married young and for status, wealth combination or gain, status and alliance. The actual practice of mutual romantic feelings was more of an afterthought, as the benefits came first. People would get married young and if you were wealthier, you might just have your parents choose your partner for you since keeping wealth and status in the family was important and good. Society pushed and practiced the concept of women obeying men, and this carried through marriage, from obeying her parents and especially her father to obeying her husband. The woman in the marriage would be an afterthought and seen as more of a convenience, and someone to help carry on the last name. The construct of marriage was very traditional, or seen as more conservative now, the man is the one who essentially took lead over the relationship, acted as the decision maker and money maker while the woman had children and was essentially limited to that

First, we’ll start with marriage, nowadays it’s regarded as one of the most important days of your life in some people’s eyes, but back then it was more of a convenience for economics and wealth than a promise bound on the basis of love. For all, social and practical pressures dawned on them when it came to marriage, it was typically married young and for status, wealth combination or gain, status and alliance. The actual practice of mutual romantic feelings was more of an afterthought, as the benefits came first. People would get married young and if you were wealthier, you might just have your parents choose your partner for you since keeping wealth and status in the family was important and good. Society pushed and practiced the concept of women obeying men, and this carried through marriage, from obeying her parents and especially her father to obeying her husband. The woman in the marriage would be an afterthought and seen as more of a convenience, and someone to help carry on the last name. The construct of marriage was very traditional, or seen as more conservative now, the man is the one who essentially took lead over the relationship, acted as the decision maker and money maker while the woman had children and was essentially limited to that.