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Originally Posted by ajax
Hmm, indeed! I always wonder how strong a marriage will be when one of the parties doesn't have a choice.
At the turn of the last century, thousands of "picture brides" who had been ordered from the "picture bride book" that a marriage broker had as he circulated among the sugar plantations arrived in Hawai`i to marry Issei (first generation Japanese immigrants) and were married en masse dockside at various Hawai`i ports.
Some of those marriages didn't last long, but many, remarkably, lasted for six and even eight decades.
At the turn of the last century, thousands of "picture brides" who had been ordered from the "picture bride book" that a marriage broker had as he circulated among the sugar plantations arrived in Hawai`i to marry Issei (first generation Japanese immigrants) and were married en masse dockside at various Hawai`i ports.
Some of those marriages didn't last long, but many, remarkably, lasted for six and even eight decades.
Interesting, I had no idea. I would say, however, that (a) times do change, and (b) I bet you both parties knew they were getting married when they did!
Bride marries arriving groom at Texas airport
