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@systlin This is good information, but do you have a source for the information about how most marriages back in the day were not actually usually from a younger age? I tried Googling it but I can only find things talking about modern day issues.

I think one of the major causes of many misconceptions like this is because people have been basing their preceptions on life in the past off of works of FICTION written in the past. When I was studying Early Modern literature in undergrad, this topic was brought up regarding the presence of sexual abuse. There were many plays and what not that implied things such as this, however the scene in the play WAS CONSIDERED SHOCKING to people back then too. It would be like someone 500 years from now watching some grimdark noire mopey antihero cop drama in a city of sin, and then thinking that it demonstrates what the everyday life of today’s world is. No one in this thread is saying things like that NEVER happened back then, it was just… not as common as historical fiction and fiction written 500 years ago might have you believe. As OP mentioned, historical documents from the time have far fewer child marriages and sexual abuse than literary works from the time do.

Rebloging for A+ history. 

#OH GOOD someone brought up the ceremonial marriage that was really about placeholding the actual marriage when the royal was old enough#there was no consumation#and often both parties weren’t present#it was one person attesting they would marry the other in order to uphold the truce or agreement the marriage brokered#SO YEAH (via @wingedkiare)

Also, looking through the marriage records of ordinary people, you’ll find that they didn’t get married really young, either. Why? Because people had to be in an economic position to be able to afford to support a family, which meant being established in their occupation, and they were much more likely to be in that situation at age 21 than age 16. And then, like now, most people married someone of approximately their own age, at least for a first marriage. Where the differences in ages tended to crop up was when a widower, particularly one with young children, would remarry. If he was marrying a spinster, then she’d tend to be younger. But it was also quite common for widowers to marry widows, so, again, the ages of both partners tended to be closer than you might expect.

Animal Crossing is a very interesting game because it’s like…the antithesis of instant gratification. Want Blathers to bring his butt to your island? Well, you got to wait, travel takes time. Want those flowers to bloom? Water and wait, buddy. Like I’m frustrated but also like…what have I become that I can’t wait a day for something? So, I go about my day doing little things and explore. And I wait. And that’s ok because now, in this little island, I can breathe, you know? 

In juxtaposition, Stardew Valley is like: you have 50 seconds in a day and if you don’t make use of every moment you’re not going to make any money and you won’t be able to buy a barn in order to buy a cow in order to make milk in order to make cheese and oh god it’s 11:30pm I forgot to water the crops so I have to go out there and do it or I won’t make a profit so I do it and right as I get back to my front door it turns to 2am and I pass out and a Joja employee moves me the 2 inches into my house, steals my stuff, and charges me $50,000

This is the only day you can reblog this. Do it for Weed Moon.

This post, despite being funny for exactly 1 (one) day, has been reblogged heavily over the past year for whatever reason, and I’m going to appreciate the few days before it completely blows up again. God help us all.

bitches whose music taste is "whatever sounds good" will be like "i'm really into this band" because they liked more than 1 of their songs

this is the first time I have ever been bitches

I've never been bitches this much in my life

would you survive on a "deserted" island

This quiz made me SCREAM.

adhd is like "i love my classes so much! they're incredible and fascinating and fun. also i will die before i do any work outside of class"

also i will die before I do any work during class or outside

grocery shopping b like..... ah fuck i forgot to bring in my reusable bags. i’ll remember them next time! ah fuck i forgot to bring in my reusable bags. i’ll remember them next time! ah fuck i forgot to bring in my reusable bags. i’ll remember them next time! ah fuck

being a guy in love with a guy is not always cute or romantic or soft or tender. sometimes it's pushing your boyfriend's face away yelling because you have viral bronchitis and he keeps trying to kiss you knowing this because he's a himbo with no sense of self preservation

update: he got bronchitis! you'll never guess how

New ask game: Make super specific assumptions about me based on my art syle