"Don't Marry!"

John Hartwell

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From 1891, so, a little late for us, but good advice is always worth a look-see.
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Don't Marry, by James W. Donovan​
I must say I don't quite get the drift of "Don't Mitten a Mechanic."
 
"Don't Mitten a Mechanic." Guess they thought the new invention of horseless carriage in Europe was going to be a flash in the pan. No steady work in that field
Back then any artisan or craftsman who worked with tools was a mechanic: virtually any kind of skilled manual work. Blacksmith, cabinetmaker, machinist, were all mechanics. Respectable, just not as respectable as someone who followed a profession (and never had dirty knuckles).
 
LOL to so many of these :bounce:

'Don't marry a clown' ... poor guys have such a bad reputation.
'Don't marry a dude ... didn't know that was even a word back in the day!

'Don't marry too hastilly'
'Don't be too slow about it'
Not sure what the ideal timeline is there ... :confused:

'Don't marry for an ideal marriage'
'Don't expect too much in marriage'
Well, the dampeners are well and truly on now.

If that's not a paralysing list of cautions, I don't know what is ...

He has forgotten that 'love is blind' and 'no one is perfect' !

I better stop there or I could find myself talking in cliches all day :smile coffee:
 
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