Do you know of any websites, textbooks, regular books, podcasts, magazine articles, movie clips, etc, having to do with the multitude of rules that couples during the Victorian era were subjected to? Have to be at least somewhat credible. More details inside.
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posted by camylanded
on Feb 22, 2013 -
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Relatively unfriendly guy, exceedingly caring and friendly with good-looking girl. Help me understand this social behavior -- and should I do anything?
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posted by knz
on May 22, 2010 -
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I'm a queer girl who would like to ask another queer girl out on a date. I have never done this before. How do I do this without being stupid?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 23, 2010 -
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Have you ever performed a romantic-comedy-type grand gesture to win over a woman in real-life? If so, what was it and what were you thinking as you were planning/executing?
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posted by decathecting
on Feb 19, 2010 -
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Is this girl "out of my league"? I met an attractive (in every sense) girl recently, and we have a lot in common - except earning potential (and maybe to some extent family/social background).
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posted by KMH
on Oct 27, 2009 -
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I recently bought a paperback book from an antique shop. The book's called
The Mystery of Love, Courtship and Marriage Explained, and it was written by Henry J. Wehman, published by Wehman Bros. But there's no copyright date! Anywhere! In any form! The cover looks like it's a "newer" edition (1920's or so) of an older writing, since the writing uses language and refers to customs that seem outdated even for the early 20th century. There are details such as proper flirting with your parasol, the inappropriateness of women's rights meetings, marrying outside of your social class, calling your husband "Mister" instead of his first name, etc. The word "hugging" (not the act itself) is even called a vulgarity. So, it's old. But how old? How can I find out when this was actually written? Google turns up nada.
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posted by katillathehun
on Oct 2, 2007 -
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