The Victorians did not have some secret formula, since lost, about how to expect the best of marriage and still put up with the worst. Rather, they were much more accepting than we are today. [...] In large part, this was because they had no other choice. #StephanieCoontz

- December 21, 2025

The Victorians did not have some secret formula, since lost, about how to expect the best of marriage and still put up with the worst. Rather, they were much more accepting than we are today. [...] In large part, this was because they had no other choice. #StephanieCoontz
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The Victorians did not have some secret formula, since lost, about how to expect the best of marriage and still put up with the worst. Rather, they were much more accepting than we are today. [...] In large part, this was because they had no other choice. #StephanieCoontz

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