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The Surprisingly Unromantic History Of Marriage

Two wedding rings
Jeff Belmonte
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Love is what most people are looking for in a spouse or life partner. But this hour, we take a look at marriage, an institution that for much of history had very little to do with love at all.

We also talk about the right to end a marriage by divorce. And we want to hear from you, too.

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  • - Author of , and Director of Research and Public Education for the non profit group, ; she also teaches history and family studies at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington ()
  • Meghan Freed - Managing attorney at , a º£½Ç»»ÆÞ divorce and family law firm ()

Cat Pastor contributed to this show, .

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Carmen Baskauf was a producer for º£½Ç»»ÆÞ Radio's news-talk show Where We Live, hosted by Lucy Nalpathanchil from 2017-2021. She has also contributed to The Colin McEnroe Show.

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