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> The marriage of reason was not, in hindsight, reasonable at all; it was often expedient, narrow-minded, snobbish and exploitative. Is this actually true? I'v
by trump2016 10y ago
> The marriage of reason was not, in hindsight, reasonable at all; it was often expedient, narrow-minded, snobbish and exploitative.
Is this actually true? I've heard it repeated over and over again, but is there any real evidence that a larger percentage people in "marriages of reason" felt dissatisfied when compared to marriages today? Considering the 50% divorce rate I'd be extremely surprised if the dissatisfaction rate of matches made in days gone by was much higher.
- mratzloff 10y agoThere is no 50% divorce rate, but it used to approach that 40 years ago. http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/12/02/upshot/the-divorce-surge-is-over-but-the-myth-lives-on.html http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/12/02/upshot/the-divorce-surg...
- vinay427 10y agoDivorce rate isn't a great indicator of dissatisfaction rate due to the varying social acceptance of divorce as a result of dissatisfaction.