could be that in previous era's marriage wasn't about love or sex as much as it was about a deal struck between two families, either about goods heritage or nobility. In the middle-ages in Europe marriage or the promise of marriage at very young age amongst more affluent classes wasn't uncommon and such marriages were quite often not consumated, but men had a mistress on the side.

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by wouter666 on 02/05/2010 03:01:12 PM EST

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