Drunkenly promising your own daughter's hand in marriage to a seriously creepy old man, even older than you are, and then going into town to drink some more in celebration while joyfully singing "To life!"?
Oy מְחוּרבָּן vey!
What diversity used to mean: Diversity
What diversity now means: Fewer white people
This story takes place in 19'Th Century Russia. They probably didn't think anything about age differences, back in the day.
I am back. Did you miss me???
Tzeitel's sisters seemed to. They were horrified when they heard the "good news." Hotel could barely squeak out a barely audible "mazel tov."
What diversity used to mean: Diversity
What diversity now means: Fewer white people
The parents were looking at the marriage in terms of financial stability. The young people were more concerned with romance.
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Fowler's knots? Did you say ... fowler's knots?
Marry him wear him.out than.marry Motel after a suitable interval
Marry him wear him.out than.marry Motel after a suitable interval
Marry him wear him.out than.marry Motel after a suitable interval
Marry him wear him.out than.marry Motel after a suitable interval
Yeah arranged marriages were common enough in those days, and people who were old enough to know were aware that it was better to be prosperous with an unhappy marriage, than poor with a marriage that had been made unhappy by financial stresses.
Besides, some marriages between younger men and older women were happy enough, even arranged marriages can be very happy! And if they aren't, well, she'd be a financially independent widow soon enough.