How common was cheating in the Victorian era? Or casual sex?
I always assumed they were much more conservative than most other times in history.
>>2606023
>While the Christians in the pre-Victorian era were content with restricting sex to marriage, Victorians were concerned with how best to harness sex and rechannel it to loftier ends. For Victorians a moral man abstained from sex outside of marriage and was highly selective and considerate in sexual expression within marriage. And a moral woman endured these sporadic ordeals and did nothing to encourage them. Pleasure was not an appropriate goal for either sex, but especially not so for a woman.
>>2606036
>While the Christians in the pre-Victorian era were content with restricting sex to marriage, Victorians were concerned with how best to harness sex and rechannel it to loftier ends. For Victorians a moral man abstained from sex outside of marriage and was highly selective and considerate in sexual expression within marriage. And a moral woman endured these sporadic ordeals and did nothing to encourage them. Pleasure was not an appropriate goal for either sex, but especially not so for a woman.
Was there ever a time where there was casual sex in history that didn't involve Romans?
>>2606039
Not even the Romans considered it a good thing moron.
>>2606592
Too many people seem to be under the impression that the most degenerate Roman Emperors set the standard for the moral compass of the Roman people of all eras.
>>2606611
True but this was a society were a prostitute visit cost about as much as a glass of wine
>>2606614
one could argue that it still does....