In a future Japan where couples can't choose separate surnames, 2531 could be the era of the Sato-sans, one Japanese university claims. Learn more about how an old law imported from Europe could cause surname extinction.
Mary of Egypt reportedly converted to Christianity during a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. One of the earliest pilgrim accounts of Jerusalem is that left behind by a Roman woman named Egeria: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egeria_(pilgrim)
In the early 1100s, a brilliant young woman named Heloise learned Latin, Greek, and maybe Hebrew in Paris before having a child with her teacher and secretly marrying him. After her husband (Peter Abelard) was castrated by her uncle, she joined a convent, and eventually became the leader of several convents. She was famous for her erudition, and her letters present a different view of her marriage than Abelard's whinging (while critical of #marriage as an institution.) #WomensHistoryMonth
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"Divorce has become a hot topic among many red-state Republican lawmakers. Most recently, in January 2024, Oklahoma lawmaker Dusty Deevers proposed a bill to eliminate no-fault divorce and suggested 'public shaming' of spouses who commit marital fault and then divorce. Restricting no-fault divorce is also part of both the Texas and Nebraska Republican Party platforms, and was recently debated by Louisiana lawmakers."
In America, married people get more than 1,000 legal benefits that single people can't access. Vox's Sigal Samuel asks why people in a platonic partnership can't enjoy the same kind of benefits, and why society values friendships less than familial relationships and marriages. Do you have a "best friend?"
Aw, 50% of poll respondents say that their romantic partner is their best friend — with the rest of the respondents sharing the love for their one bestie, group of pals or family members. Will the U.S. (or other places) ever recognize friendship as a valid relationship worthy of legal status? Here's a story from Slate about Colorado's Designated Beneficiary Agreements, which recognize and protect relationships of all stripes, and which writer and law professor John Culhane says should be expanded and exported. "Great triumph though it was, marriage equality left too many people out of its embrace. It’s time to change that," he writes.
From my collection of heart paintings - Little pink heart acrylic painting - May this little symbol of love and friendship also bring happiness and joy into your home!
Love and Marriage in the Age of Jane Austen by Rory Muir
Rory Muir uncovers the excitements and disappointments of courtship and the pains and pleasures of marriage, drawing on fascinating first-hand accounts as well as novels of the period.
In the U.S., a Missouri lawmaker has introduced legislation to clarify that the state’s judges can grant divorces even when one spouse is pregnant.
AP reports: "The notion that they can’t already has sparked anger from people who see it as an antiquated policy that controls women unfairly, possibly trapping them in abusive marriages. But divorce lawyers say the practice – which goes beyond Missouri – is not meant to be punitive for pregnant women and has some important practical benefits."
"Regardless of whether this bill was intended to target marriages of same-sex couples, interfaith couples, or interracial couples — it’s unconstitutional because the Constitution prohibits public officials from discriminating against members of the public based on their personal beliefs."
Everyone in Japan will be called Sato by 2531 unless marriage law changed, says professor (www.theguardian.com)
Sato will become the only option by 2531, suggests modelling as part of campaign to overturn outdated law requiring spouses to have same surname