MARRIAGE, THE INTERNET GLEE-fully informs me, is just too expensive for people my age. In June 2023, the Thriving Center of Psychology found that 73 per cent of Millennial and Gen Z couples thought tying the knot too pricey in today’s economy. But is this news?
Take Arthur Wesley, an ambitious young army officer, who proposed to Kitty Pakenham. But thanks his miserly captain’s salary, Pakenham’s family twice refused to bless the match. Wesley, now better known as Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, eventually did get his way — but only after 12 years of professional success made the marriage financially viable.
Love and Marriage In the Age of Jane Austen is replete with stories of newlyweds reduced to scrimping, or of men staying unmarried for years until their accounts…
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The Critic (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2024