TIL Mail order brides were a real thing (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 week ago by REgon@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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In the unironic way. I expected it to exist in some form, but being this formalized? wow.
Anyway it's apparently still a thing https://inspirationalwomenseries.com/mail-order-bride-sites/ yikes-2

And you used to be able to get them from Ukraine! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3249478/

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[-] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 26 points 1 week ago

Oh man yeah. Did you know literal bride selling (as in selling a wife you didn't want) was a thing in England until the 1800s (admittedly often used as a way of mutual divorce)