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In Stephanie Coontz article "Historically Incorrect Canoodling" talks on how sex without marriage is being confused in century. Back in the early years Valentines day was made by a Roman Catholic church to decrease plessurable intamitcy. This day was named after a Christian Preist Valentine who became a holiday because he refused to obey the emperor belief of Roman soliders fighting better without marriage, but Valentine disagreed and was illegally marrying couples. He was later sent to jail and fell in love with the jailor daughter and the last letter he wrote ended with "from your Valentine". Years later Feb.14 was announced Valentine Feast day but this day wasnt for romance. Coontz states "Rather, the Church wanted to replace the exsiting holiday...According to Roman custom, on Feb.14-the night before Lupercalia-boys would draw names from a jar to find which girls would be their sexual partner for the rest of the year" I think that what today consider romane is way better than back in the day. In addition I think Valentine was doing the right thing and letting everyone know the real meaning of love. This reminds me of a house hold with strict parents. The children that live in this enviorment has no choices to make or rights what so ever. I wonder what made people think love was foolish?, how would they react if they saw the world today?
Friday, February 22, 2013
Blog #17
In Stephanie Coontz article "Historically Incorrect Canoodling" talks on how sex without marriage is being confused in century. Back in the early years Valentines day was made by a Roman Catholic church to decrease plessurable intamitcy. This day was named after a Christian Preist Valentine who became a holiday because he refused to obey the emperor belief of Roman soliders fighting better without marriage, but Valentine disagreed and was illegally marrying couples. He was later sent to jail and fell in love with the jailor daughter and the last letter he wrote ended with "from your Valentine". Years later Feb.14 was announced Valentine Feast day but this day wasnt for romance. Coontz states "Rather, the Church wanted to replace the exsiting holiday...According to Roman custom, on Feb.14-the night before Lupercalia-boys would draw names from a jar to find which girls would be their sexual partner for the rest of the year" I think that what today consider romane is way better than back in the day. In addition I think Valentine was doing the right thing and letting everyone know the real meaning of love. This reminds me of a house hold with strict parents. The children that live in this enviorment has no choices to make or rights what so ever. I wonder what made people think love was foolish?, how would they react if they saw the world today?
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This is good but short. Why do you think people got the wrong impression? What do you think about the difficulty of combining love and marriage and the high rates of divorce? Do you expect to get married? If so, what do you expect your relationship to be like? If not, why not? 80
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