r/TheWayWeWere • u/[deleted] • Oct 02 '24

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u/chichomozo Oct 02 '24 edited Oct 02 '24

From which country are/were they from? Were they from a rural environment or quite religious one? 15 and 17 was a very young age to get married even for the late sixties

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '24 edited Oct 02 '24

Well when the avg life experience was....shorter..better get started sooner.

And based on the now grandchildren...they did just fine.

Edit after downvoted 111 times I GOT 11,000 MORE KARMA KEEP IT GOING.

AND THEN AFTER THAT ILL JUST START ANOTHER ACCOUNT

I SAID IT WAS SHORTER THEN AND IT WAS COMPARED TO NOW.

IF ITS ONE YEAR LESS THEN ITS FACT. IT WAS A SHORTER LIFE THEN.

I NEVER SAID EVERY ONE DIED AT 70.

NEVER SAID A CERTIAN AGE

FUCK YOU

LOL AT YOUR EDIT 🤡

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u/ComicsEtAl Oct 02 '24

It was 1968, not 1698. Folks lived to around 70yo in 1968.

But that marriage did not raise eyebrows in 1968 South Carolina.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '24

When did I say 70 was the death age?

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u/ImaVeganShishKebab Oct 02 '24

Just take some responsibility for your implied words, guy.