tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post1370966418753463254..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: MAIL ORDER BRIDES--COULD YOU BE ONE? COULD YOU MARRY ONE? by CHERYL PIERSONLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-72059927262423769512016-07-22T12:27:14.608-05:002016-07-22T12:27:14.608-05:00Linda, it's really a good collection.Linda, it's really a good collection.Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-72243137732766406692016-07-22T12:27:04.165-05:002016-07-22T12:27:04.165-05:00Linda, it's really a good collection.Linda, it's really a good collection.Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-529281258720147022016-07-22T12:19:59.593-05:002016-07-22T12:19:59.593-05:00I need to catch up. There are so many of these sto...I need to catch up. There are so many of these stories I haven't read. I love the sound of this one.Linda LaRoquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16672522522233696282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-41734310298844597112016-07-12T10:43:36.168-05:002016-07-12T10:43:36.168-05:00That is amazing, Pat! I wish I knew more about my ...That is amazing, Pat! I wish I knew more about my "VERY long-ago" relatives. My mom told me many stories about her grandmothers and the stories they told her when she was growing up. But as far as the 1600's--I've no idea.<br /><br />I think you're right about our options being so many more these days than back then--it's hard to imagine for US because we are able to Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-38350796229317805612016-07-12T01:33:53.197-05:002016-07-12T01:33:53.197-05:00I know I can pack up and head out into the unknown...I know I can pack up and head out into the unknown. I have done it. However, that didn't include marriage. Many mail-order brides did exchange at least a few letters with their intended grooms, so at least thought they knew something about them. How much was true on both their parts was of doubt. Committing your life and body to another person is a big step even if you have known them a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-76831435615797944742016-07-11T12:07:39.623-05:002016-07-11T12:07:39.623-05:00Gail, that took SUCH courage! Even under the best ...Gail, that took SUCH courage! Even under the best of circumstances it would be very scary for a young woman, but to be in your grandmother's circumstances, I can't even imagine going away from the familiar to the unknown like that. You have to write her story!Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-38056654429175805392016-07-11T08:58:11.436-05:002016-07-11T08:58:11.436-05:00My grandmother was a mail-order bride, c. 1899/190...My grandmother was a mail-order bride, c. 1899/1900. She came from Naples, from a poor family; she was legally blind and her father and grandfather had both died so she was without a "dowry," which was something southern Italians still needed at the time. My gf was from Pistoia (outside Florence) and wanted an Italian bride. They had five children..... Would I do that? Not so sure, but gail jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191744315185086499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-7182159189917296352016-07-10T22:56:22.601-05:002016-07-10T22:56:22.601-05:00I think you are right, Kristy. People expected to ...I think you are right, Kristy. People expected to marry not for love, but for property or because it was "expected" for other reasons. <br /><br />Oh, yes, you must read Jim Fergus's book! That is one of the best books I've ever read. He writes it from a woman's POV--and it is sooo realistic. It's very hard to put down.Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-12858787830920917182016-07-10T22:54:31.792-05:002016-07-10T22:54:31.792-05:00Sarah, it's hot as blue blazes here, too, but ...Sarah, it's hot as blue blazes here, too, but we've been spending a lot of good time in the pool. I've just been lazy. But I need that sometimes. <br /><br />I can't imagine MYSELF doing that either, Sarah...but I can imagine others doing it--because I always manage to put them in such dire circumstances that there really is no other choice. And I'm sure there were those Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-89955642180334151122016-07-10T22:50:00.868-05:002016-07-10T22:50:00.868-05:00Celia, you really have insight into the way a MOB ...Celia, you really have insight into the way a MOB would feel and think. I would never say never, when it comes to choosing to be a MOB, because if I found myself in a situation that was unbearable, there might be no other choice. But I have to say, it would most likely be a last resort for me. Well, unless I was in my rebellious years. Then...I might just do it on a dare. LOLCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-14415426407144103272016-07-10T11:06:45.302-05:002016-07-10T11:06:45.302-05:00Arranged marriages have been happening for a long ...Arranged marriages have been happening for a long time. I think expectations were different back in the day, that perhaps marriage wasn't as romanticized as we make it today. It was a practical arrangement. But, that being said, I'm sure certain women could tolerate it better than others. That book by Jim Fergus looks great. I'll have to check it out.Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097717361053482260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-81416641345508316512016-07-10T09:10:19.248-05:002016-07-10T09:10:19.248-05:00Absolutely not! I cannot imagine me leaving a plac...Absolutely not! I cannot imagine me leaving a place I love and all my friends and family to marry someone I don't know in a place I've never been with no promise of love. But I can see where, in a time when women had few job options except to marry a man who would support them financially and protect them, a woman might choose such a precarious life decision. <br />In some regard, MOB Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-63685142883833964712016-07-10T07:51:33.831-05:002016-07-10T07:51:33.831-05:00No, not me. I could/would/ never want to be a MOB....No, not me. I could/would/ never want to be a MOB. But I love to read about them, and I love to write about them. The one I'm writing now is finally taking shape. <br />I loved the books you mentioned, too--The Passions of Emma and 1000 White Women. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-40545048044532750922016-07-09T23:33:21.655-05:002016-07-09T23:33:21.655-05:00OMG! You made me snort my drink. You practiced bei...OMG! You made me snort my drink. You practiced being married. LOL You know what they say about "Practice makes perfect." I probably would have wound up as a prostitute, too. But I would want to be the madam, like Miss Kitty. She had the best of both worlds--owned her own business and was independent, and only had to satisfy Matt Dillon. LOLCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-66634659389322216242016-07-09T23:30:55.223-05:002016-07-09T23:30:55.223-05:00Doris, you crack me up. Yes, you would have been v...Doris, you crack me up. Yes, you would have been very independent! I don't know if I ever could have gotten up the courage to pack up and GO--really do it--even if I thought about it a million times. That would be a huge step.<br /><br />I'm reading The Passions of Emma right now--a wonderful Penelope Williamson book. Although Emma wasn't a mail order bride, she recognized that she Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-30915129361904055772016-07-09T22:57:46.304-05:002016-07-09T22:57:46.304-05:00Cheryl,
In real life, I "practiced" bei...Cheryl,<br /><br />In real life, I "practiced" being married a couple of times before I got the marriage thing 'right'. *wink* So, I don't think I'd have been a good candidate as a mail-order bride. With my marriage track-record, I would have ended up in a "Zandy's Bride" scenario. 0_o<br /><br />I'm pretty sure you would have found me in a sporting Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-39313183637616007062016-07-09T15:16:31.006-05:002016-07-09T15:16:31.006-05:00Although I would have prefer to be an independent ...Although I would have prefer to be an independent women,(you can use your imaginations to figure out how I would have supported myself *grin*) I would not have had a problem with leaving all I knew to try something else. <br /><br />By the way, I've always loved this story!!!! DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.com