Love in the 18th century

[diplomatic_lies]

One of my friends is those "Renaissance fair" types, and some of the stuff he says about love/relationships in the 18th or 19th century is pretty damned scary.

-You couldn't initiate conversation with a woman unless someone introduces the two of you
-Women couldn't hang out with guys unless they want to be seen as a slvt
-An unmarried man and woman in the same room was frowned upon
-If you're poor or come from a crap family, talking to a chick from an important family was a no-no
-On the bright side people were very sexually active, as long as nobody knows about it

(Of course, I think this is more a European thing. In America there wasn't as much class-based society)


Wondered how you guys would've DJed back then

 

[Bible_Belt]

http://www.avert.org/condoms.htm

 

[diplomatic_lies]

In 1873, the Comstock Law was passed. Named after Anthony Comstock, the Comstock Law made illegal the advertising of any sort of birth control, and it also allowed the postal service to confiscate condoms sold through the mail.

 

[C00L]

i think some of that is BS because in the art of seduction he cites alot of seduction from those time periods.

 

[Skel]

I just watched Dangerous Liasons. Good movie to watch based on this topic although im not exactly sure what century it was based on.