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It's worth noting that remaining unmarried, in that era, was itself a pretty loud social signal.
by greglindahl 8y ago
It's worth noting that remaining unmarried, in that era, was itself a pretty loud social signal.
- acjohnson55 8y agoI don't think that's really true, in the sense of signaling homosexuality, even if being single was very slightly risqué.
- greglindahl 8y agoIt didn't 100% signal homosexuality, but it signaled that something was odd, with homosexuality as a possibility. I'll also note that a lot of gay people from that era report that they felt pressured to be heterosexually married to fit in. I have a couple of friends from a more recent era, currently in their mid 60s, who felt that pressure when they were younger. One had "an arrangement" with his wife, and two "came out" in their 50's and had extremely messy divorces.