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ToxMarz

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6. Until 1974, women did not have free access to bank accounts, credit cards and mortgages

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 09:54 AM

19 hrs ago

Employment opportunities were very restricted. They were 'forced' to find someone to marry and probably didn't have the luxury to wait for the perfect man or stay single. Many I'm sure had to settle for just good enough.

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Trad Wife Delusions in My Home [View all] no_hypocrisy 21 hrs ago OP

Sorry IbogaProject 20 hrs ago #1

It always makes me sad, yet angry at the same time, to hear such niyad 20 hrs ago #2

+1000 hamsterjill 19 hrs ago #10

Ah... but remember... slightlv 17 hrs ago #18

Sounds like many marriages, including my own biophile 20 hrs ago #3

I agree. A pre-nup should be about more than just finances.. And many niyad 19 hrs ago #4

Sounds like my marriage, too. murielm99 19 hrs ago #11

My parents also married in 1952. Jokerman 19 hrs ago #5

Until 1974, women did not have free access to bank accounts, credit cards and mortgages ToxMarz 19 hrs ago #6

Yes and this is what the patriarchy wants to return to biophile 17 hrs ago #15

Amazing how many men want their mom, not a partner BeneteauBum 19 hrs ago #7

Yeah, I've come to the conclusion that when some men mwmisses4289 19 hrs ago #9

All marriages change over time. Prairie_Seagull 19 hrs ago #8

It is absolutely wild today to think about the fact that single women could not even... Ol Janx Spirit 18 hrs ago #12

It looks like an interesting clash with ClaudetteCC 18 hrs ago #13

Other detrimental effects of being a traditional wife. infullview 18 hrs ago #14

Same at our house. Canned peas are even worse... 3catwoman3 17 hrs ago #17

My parents married in 1948, and I was born in 1951. 3catwoman3 17 hrs ago #16