On track, according to medieval times
From Medieval Children, by Nicholas Orme:
"By 1600...it appears that the mean age for men to marry was 28 and for women, 26."
posted by Never teh bride @ 8:46 AM
7.27.2005
The story of one woman's quest to stop being the bridesmaid, and to seize control of her inner matrimonial bliss.
About Me
- Name: Never teh bride
- Location: United States
I've been a bridesmaid too many times now, watching friends walk solemnly down the aisle. Well, damnit, what about me?
Success in marriage does not come merely through finding the right mate, but through being the right mate. -Barnett R. Brickner
One advantage of marriage is that, when you fall out of love with him or he falls out of love with you, it keeps you together until you fall in again. -Judith Viorst
If you made a list of the reasons why any couple got married, and another list of the reasons for their divorce, you'd have a hell of a lot of overlapping. -Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook
Love seems the swiftest but it is the slowest of all growths. No man or woman really knows what perfect love is until they have been married a quarter of a century. -Mark Twain
Like good wine, marriage gets better with age - once you learn to keep a cork in it. -Gene Perret
That quiet mutual gaze of a trusting husband and wife is like the first moment of rest or refuge from a great weariness or a great danger. -George Eliot
A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers. -Ruth Bell Graham
Previous Posts
- Weddings Never teh Bride can get behind
- The Beard gets old!
- Let them eat cake!
- Never teh Bride's Dress Critique: A clean sweep
- A waistline your friends will envy
- AAAAAAARG!
- Rawr! It's Bridezilla!
- Never teh Bride's Dream Wedding
- If you build it, The Beard might come!
- And then I get down on one knee...
3 Comments:
Hey, I'm 33. In the 1600's, I probably would have been stoned to death for a witch by now.
- Yours,
October Bride
I've always wondered if the best way to avoid that was to become a very obsequious midwife!
Thank you for your nice words about my picture. I hope you and the beard tie the knot soon.
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