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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1912
Page
59
A columnist argues love should lead marriage not wealth or status. She recalls European norms, warns against rapid courtships, and narrates a Yankee maiden's tale of preferring love over titles. Parents and society shape marriage wildly differently across eras and nations.
The article surveys diverse marriage practices from Borneo Morocco and China to Russia Japan and Polynesia, comparing rites and expectations. It weighs arranged unions, bride fattening, widowhood, and the role of parental control, while contrasting them with American ideals of romance and the shade of platonic love. It includes modern anecdotes of lightning courtships and argues love as timeless guidance over wealth or status.
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