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Japan’s Legal Battle for Maiden Names
Per 1898 civil law, Japanese women can't keep their maiden names. (Junko Kimora/Getty Images) A Valentine’s Day lawsuit filed in Japan challenges an 1898 civil law maintaining that women have to give...
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Salad Days for the Mail-Order Bride Business
The recession has boosted the mail-order bride business. (Greg Ceo/Getty Images) Long ago on Stuff Mom Never Told You, Molly and I discussed whether mail-order brides still exist. The short answer is...
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Will you semimarry me?
Are we stuck in semimarriages? (Greg Ceo/Getty Images) The Industrial Revolution incited a shift in Western mating culture toward love marriage. With earning power placed in the hands of younger...
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Lavinia Warren: American’s Most Famous 19th Century Bride
Lavinia Warren and Tom Thumb: 1863 Wedding of the Year. (Getty Images) When Caroline and I discussed women in freak shows recently on Stuff Mom Never Told You, we left out one of the most notable...
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How to Get Your Wedding Announcement into The New York Times
You know you’ve landed a real jim-dandy of an engagement if The New York Times includes the announcement in its “Weddings/Celebrations” section. Those brief, blissful profiles are basically gilded...
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PopStuff Show Notes: Episode 70: Weddings
It’s wedding season! Well, in theory. People think weddings spike in May and June, but the effect isn’t really all that dramatic. It seemed like a good time to talk about weddings anyway. This episode...
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Are Americans Becoming Too Poor to Marry?
A new study finds that marriage is becoming a more middle-class institution. (Flickr/Philip Taylor PT) Here’s a doozy of a claim: “Marriage is becoming a distinctive social institution marking...
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Why do brides wear white?
Queen Victoria in her iconic 1840 white wedding gown. (Wkimedia Commons) Billy Idol had it all wrong about the connotations of brides wearing white at weddings. Although he was trying to insinuate that...
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