Weird Courtship Rituals, Part One

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Welcome to the Dark History podcast. We’re going to the chapel and we’re going to get married! But it’s not all pretty dresses and delicious cake (mmmmmm cake). In fact, a lot of the wedding traditions that we hold near and dear have a pretty dark past. In today’s episode we’ll f ...  Show more

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r/Relationships_Advice OP is stuck in an incredibly weird situation. He's in love with a girl and wants to get married to her, but her family has a strange tradition. On their wedding night, OP is supposed to take his new wife into his in-laws' bedroom and... well, I won't spoil ...  Show more

From porn towers to make-out canoes, let's talk about the affairs of the past. In this episode of Thick & Thin, we travel back to the Victorian Era to discuss various courtship and flirtation rituals. // Follow me on IG: instagram.com/katybellotte // Thanks to our sponsors: This ...  Show more