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In comparison, young unmarried women in America were fortunate: They had a certain measure of sexual freedom. Eighteenth-century parents allowed their daughters to spend tie with suitors unsupervised, and courting couples openly engaged in "bundling," the practice of sleeping together without undressing, in the girls' homes. (Theoretically, that is, they were sleeping together without undressing: in fact, premarital pregnancy boomed during the period of 1750 to 1780, when bundling was nearly universal.) But by the turn of the century, in a complete reversal of previous beliefs about women's sexuality, the idea took hold that only men were carnal creatures; women were thought to be passionless and therefore morally superior. ↗
But, I believe," I continue, "I know what true love is - or what it should be." "What should it be?" Tristan asks, his voice soft now. "It should be a friendship and truly knowing who a person is, knowing his flaws and hopes and strengths and fears, knowing all of it. And admiring and caring for - loving the person because of those things. ↗
#elaine-of-ascalot #friendship #gradual-love #lady-of-shallot #over-the-years
I turned to face Audrey, and everything I loved was right there in her eyes, the memories tangible: the schooldays and sleepovers, the cheap bottles of wine and sappy chick flicks. She was there for my mother’s drunken relapses, there to hold me until I fell asleep the first time the ex from Seattle hit me. It was all there, and my God, each memory was suddenly sacred and the sun rose and set upon it. ↗
Geography and mileage mean nothing. Separate is a single word that covers all distances that aren't together. ↗
#friendship #geography #inspirational #literature-quotes #love
Before he'd met Anna, he'd thought he'd known what love was, thought he'd understood about friendship, romance, all o fit, but he hadn't - not at all. Until he'd held Anna in his arms, until he'd let her see his soul, until he'd heard her cry gently when he made love to her for the first time, he'd known nothing. ↗
It's a lot harder to get someone OUT of your life than it is to let them IN, so please…be selective. ↗
#friends #friendship #honoring-yourself #letting-go #loving-yourself
I looked forward to making friends at school, but I had come late and friendships had already been formed. I couldn’t find my way into their world. They seemed to have a secret code I couldn’t decipher. ↗
It is necessary, and even vital, to set standards for your life and the people you allow in it. ↗
#drama #friends #friendship #holding-out-for-the-best #honoring-yourself
Look around you at the people you spend the most time with and realize that your life can’t rise any higher than your friendships. ↗
#friendship #holding-out-for-the-best #letting-go #letting-go-of-negative-people #loving-yourself