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It definitely was. Try reading some Jane Austen.

• JumpCrisscross 3y ago
  > It definitely was. Try reading some Jane Austen Jane Austen's men were rich bachelors, often coming to the country from London, often written as charming for being open to women of a lower (upper class) standing. They were the opposite of incels.
  • pydry 3y ago
    >Jane Austen's men were rich bachelors, often coming to the country from London, often written as charming Yes and often not rich and often not charming. One of the key points of her writing was to contrast these characters in a context where women had very high stakes (not marrying did not end well for most women, including her) and limited options.