Lewis Kornfeld
๐ค Speaker
25
total appearances
Appearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
The Truth
The Completist
And it's true, the Puritans did see courtship itself as an instrument of financial enterprise, a business deal between two pious households in the sight of God.
The Truth
The Completist
The marriage was executed like a contract after a period of negotiations... Lots and lots of babies.
The Truth
The Completist
On the other hand, gender ratios were such that bachelorhood in Chesapeake, for example, could extend well into a man's 40s without permanent effect on his reputation.
The Truth
The Completist
I feel like if I get back in his car, I'm going to disappear.