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December 11, 2002
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When a woman marries a wealthy man for his money, she is often described as having 'married well'. Yet when a woman merely rents herself to a man, she is called a prostitute and threatened with legal sanction.
- Perry de Havilland

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This seems somehow relevant.


Posted by Lucas Wiman at December 11, 2002 08:06 PM

Would criticizing a woman who "marries well", as Mr. de Havilland has defined it here, for making her material situation the paramount concern make the logic against prostituion more consistent?

A distinction worth making would be marrying a man exclusively for his money versus prioritizing the relative wealth of one man to another in mate selection.

Golly, isn't this romanitc?


Posted by Herman at December 11, 2002 09:49 PM