A History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than Love
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This is a bit different than I anticipated. I thought it was going to be maybe a bit more of story telling (and yeah, legal battles too) of people having to get married or settling into marriage. And it started out that way with history and what marriage was typically about and folks motivations. When we get to modern day then it basically was like the government and society want everyone to get married so they sort of rig the system in favor of marriage with several examples - in detail - why that is. So, the book gets off base a bit when we hit modern times, i feel, though still relevant to be included. I guess I'm more invested in the historical part since I know less.
It's always sucked to be a woman. But, it was an interesting read.