• Drusas@fedia.io
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    9 days ago

    I still don’t see how an expensive dower would prevent the couple from having sex before getting married, but I guess I’m just too modern-minded.

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      9 days ago

      It was more for the woman to not sleep around or sell her virginity.

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        9 days ago

        That seems so much less likely to happen than the couple sleeping together themselves.