thoughts on “tradwives” as a 19th-century social historian

marzipanandminutiae:


It’s great until it’s not.


It’s great until he develops an addiction and starts spending all the money on it.


It’s great until you realize he’s abusive and hid it long enough to get you totally in his power (happened to my great-great-aunt Irene).


It’s great until he gets injured and can’t work anymore.


It’s great until he dies and your options are “learn a marketable skill fast” or “marry the first eligible man you can find.”


It’s great until he wants child #7 and your body just ...


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