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Why do we say I DO?!

Episode 50 of the The CRAM Podcast ~ Extraordinary Ideas Unleashed podcast, hosted by Mary Ito, titled "Why do we say I DO?!" was published on June 15, 2023 and runs 40 minutes.

June 15, 2023 ·40m · The CRAM Podcast ~ Extraordinary Ideas Unleashed

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Why do we STILL get married? We can live together – cohabit. Or we can live apart but have some kind of commitment, or understanding, or arrangement. There are so many options for people in relationships today. Why do we need the stamp of marriage? Take this unexpected and eye-popping journey through the history of marriage and discover why people around the globe have said – and continue to say - “I do!” Award winning historian Elizabeth Abbott looks at some of...

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Why do we STILL get married?  

We can live together – cohabit.  Or we can live apart but have some kind of commitment, or understanding, or arrangement.  There are so many options for people in relationships today. 

Why do we need the stamp of marriage?

Take this unexpected and eye-popping journey through the history of marriage and discover why people around the globe have said – and continue to say - “I do!” 

Award winning historian Elizabeth Abbott looks at some of our strangest customs:  from babies being betrothed, to couples marrying themselves to people marrying others who aren’t even alive.   

You’ll never look at marriage the same way again!

 Info on Guest:

Elizabeth Abbot is a historian and Senior Research Associate in the Arts with Trinity College at the University of Toronto.  She’s the award winning author of a number of books incl. A History of Marriage, A History of Celibacy, A History of Mistresses, and Sugar: A Bittersweet History.  For more info on Elizabeth and her work:  https://www.trinity.utoronto.ca/directory/abbott-elizabeth/

 Add’l Info:

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