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Did you know that...The "contemporary" fashion of living together before marriage is far from new, and was frequently practiced in earlier days...Self-divorce, although never legal, was once a commonplace occurrence...Marriage is more popular today than in the Victorian era...Marriage inchurch was not compulsory in England and Wales until the mid-18th century. These are just a few of the fascinating, and often surprising, revelations in For Better, For Worse, the most comprehensive treatment to date of the history of marriage in a major Western society. Using fresh evidence frompopular courtship and wedding rituals over four centuries, Gillis challenges the widely held belief that marriage has evolved from a cold, impersonal arrangement to a more affectionate, egalitarian form of companionship. The truth, argues Gillis, lies somewhere in between: conjugal love was neverwholly absent in preindustrial times, while today's marriages are less companionate than is commonly believed. Gillis also illustrates, in rich detail, the perpetual tension between marital ideals and actual practices. This social history of the behavior and emotions of ordinary men and womenradically revises our perspective on love and marriage in the past--and the present.

Marriage --- Courtship --- Courting --- Wooing --- Betrothal --- Love --- Love-letters --- Married life --- Matrimony --- Nuptiality --- Wedlock --- Sacraments --- Families --- Home --- Honeymoons --- History.

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Courtship --- Drama --- Messina (Italy) --- -Courting --- Wooing --- Love-letters --- Betrothal --- Love --- Marriage --- English literature --- Shakespeare, William --- Courtship - Italy - Messina - Drama --- Courtship - Drama --- Messina (Italy) - Drama --- -Drama

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Americans --- -Courtship --- -Courting --- Wooing --- Betrothal --- Love --- Love-letters --- Marriage --- Yankees --- Ethnology --- Fiction --- James, Henry --- Paris (France) --- -Fiction --- Aristocracy (Social class) --- Courtship --- Culture conflict --- Separation (Psychology) --- Widows --- James, Henry,

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The lively comedy of this novel in which a young woman comes of age amid the distractions and temptations of London high society belies the challenges it poses to the conventions of courtship, the dependence of women, and the limitations of domesticity. Contending with the perils and the varied cast of characters of the marriage market, Belinda strides resolutely toward independence.

Courtship --- -Young women --- -Women --- Young adults --- Girls --- Courting --- Wooing --- Betrothal --- Love --- Love-letters --- Marriage --- Fiction --- London (England) --- -Fiction --- -Courting --- Young women --- Fiction. --- English literature --- Jeunes femmes. --- Classes supérieures

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Love --- Amor --- Courtship. --- Cortejo amoroso. --- Social aspects. --- Aspectos sociales. --- Courting --- Wooing --- Betrothal --- Love-letters --- Marriage --- Affection --- Emotions --- First loves --- Friendship --- Intimacy (Psychology)