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In days past, a woman of a certan class who was not married was looked down upon. Marriage was often about locking in the financial security of these women. Married couples, regardless of the reason for marriage, were often considered more legitimate and respectable than unmarried men and spinsters.

Even widows and widowers were expected to remarry for their own financial security and social standing, often being married to otherwise unattached in-law brothers and sisters.
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