Marriage gap

It is a truth universally acknowledged that in order for a woman to be suitable for marriage, she must possess a certain set of personal qualities and skills. During the Regency era of England, the role of women was limited, having little of the independence that modern-day women enjoy. Instead, they often had to resort to marriage in order to advance themselves socially or survive financially. Most marriages therefore were made for the purpose of socioeconomic value, not for true love. Jane…

Tinder is a new dating app used by more than 100 million people around the world. The rise of the Internet has changed our sexual culture the same way it has changed at the beginning of the Agricultural Era when people started to settle down and marriage was introduced. Now people have a chance to have casual sexual encounters with strangers on the app that promises a long-lasting perfect relationship. Tinder is seen by women as a way of showing men that women are free and can do whatever they…

In Anzia Yezierska’s novel Bread Giver, the author tells the story of Sara Smolinsky. Sara is a young girl living in New York in the 1920’s. Her Jewish family lives in poverty while her father, Reb, studies the Torah and Sara’s mother, Shena, and older sisters, Bessie, Mashah, and Fania, struggle to find work to feed the family. Reb’s refusal to work and superior behavior divides his family and leaves the women to do whatever they can to leave his home. When Sara decided to leave her parents’…

A woman in the Renaissance is defined by three stages in her life: Pre-Marriage/Childhood, Married, and widowed (unless she dies first) and would only be seen as a sister, a wife, a mother, and nothing more. Her place in society was “to be obedient; manage the household; rear the children; and nurse the ill.” But all in all they were considered less than men, mostly in the case of higher reasoning which society (which was influenced by the male perspective) believed only men were capable of .…

is not on the children, but they are the main ones who suffer emotionally, physically, and mentally. “50% of all North-American children will witness the divorce of their parents. Almost half of them will also see the breakup of a parent’s second marriage.” (children-and-divorce.com) Children should never have to experience any kind of pain nor should they have to mature faster than normal. Kids should be allowed to have a childhood full of fun and happiness, not the stress of a divorce of their…

Arranged marriages is a practice that has been around for several centuries and has become a broad term over the course of time. Aside for the standard process of parents finding marriage elligble partners, there are several other types that fit under this practice, such as: child marriages, exchanged marriage, diplomatic marriage, introduction only, love-cum-arranged marriage, mail order, modern arranged marriage, and modern arranged marriage with courtship [New World Encyclopedia]. The…

My husband and I were having a conversation the other morning about my mom. I was explaining that my mom had called and was very worried about her high blood pressure; she was very concerned about trying everything that typically works and was not seeing any results. She used to drink coffee to lower her blood pressure, or she would take a natural/herbal remedy and that would work. As a last resort, she went to her pharmacist and got back on some sort of high blood pressure medication. She had…

financially independent. Léonce describes Edna as his “sole object of his existence” (5), and the fact that she shows “little interest in things which concern[s] him” (5) was discouraging. To Edna, her marriage was just a societal requirement to meet; she was fond of Léonce, but she resented the idea of marriage. Although Edna did love her children, she was not as motherly as society would like her to be. Unlike other children, if one of Edna’s children were to hurt himself while playing,…

guides to work out modern gender roles and build a secure foundation for marriage. 1. With marriage’s foundation being centered on love and self-actualization rather than on economic security, emotions play a greater role in lifelong partnerships. Because emotions involved with love rely on multiple factors, such as honesty, communication, respect, and acceptance, there are many characteristics that we strive for in marriage. The increase in independence in our nation, along with…

Love is Caustic: A Look into the Similarities and Differences of Laustic and Bisclavret Throughout Marie de France’s many lais, she focuses on the many facets of human nature, such as who can be trusted, who will act accordingly to their rank and status in the court, who will be honorable and treat others with respect, and most importantly, who is most deserving of the love of another. By the very definition of the lais, being a love ballad of sorts, this is nothing surprising. What is far more…