tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568310946915828796.post3075108257045895112..comments2023-07-07T01:59:22.013-07:00Comments on DDLearninginlove - Trying to live a 1950s married life!: :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170952226486458305noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568310946915828796.post-32854362422821833532015-08-25T03:48:06.907-07:002015-08-25T03:48:06.907-07:00In 1960, the last year of the 1950s since calendar...In 1960, the last year of the 1950s since calendar numbering didn't begin with the year 0000, 67% (2 out of 3) of adults in the United States were married and only 3% (3 out of 100) were divorced. The only difference in 1950 was 2% (2 out of 100) were divorced. <br /><br />In addition to husbands being given unofficial permission to spank their wives, there were other several reason for the low divorce rate in the 1950s. <br /><br />Women had fewer employment opportunities than they do today. Equal rights in employment didn't become the law of the land until the mid-1960s. It wasn't until the 1970s that its effect became evident. <br /><br />Families had more children. In the 1950s, the birth control pill had yet to be invented. One of the things I learned from the older woman that seduced me was condoms and spermicidal foam were primary means of birth control in those days. <br /><br />Again, compared to today, daycare for children outside the home was limited. <br /><br />No-fault divorce was did not exist. As a result, divorcing couples had to show a valid reason. Nor, unlike to day, was there a glut of lawyers back then. In addition to being divorce being difficult, lawyers didn't come cheap! <br /><br />Finally, there was also one very important politically incorrect reason. For the most part, wives in the 1950s had grown up being at least occasionally spanked by their fathers. As a result, unlike many of today's young woman, they knew from first hand experience they could be put bare bottomed over a man's knee! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com