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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Hasn’t marriage been a business affair for much of history?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Varried by region culture and era but yeah at the bare minimum it was true for the upper classes and merchants. Farmers, Craftsmen, and Mariners seem to have generally married for social reason be it friendship or love.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I literally said it's regressing back to that after an enlightened period.