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April 9, 2012
The Diamond Ring as Virginity Loss Insurance
A now-obsolete law called the "Breach of Promise to Marry" once allowed women to sue men for breaking off an engagement. . . .? The woman is lending her hand in marriage to the man, who promises to tie the knot at a later date. In the days of Breach of Promise, the woman would do this on an unsecured basis -- that is, the man didn't have to pledge any collateral -- because the law provided her something akin to bankruptcy protection. Put simply, if the man didn't fulfill his obligation to marry, the woman had legal recourse. This calculus changed once the law changed. Suddenly, women wanted an upfront financial assurance from their men. Basically, collateral. That way, if the couple never made it down the aisle, she'd at least be left with something. And that something was almost always small and shiny.?The diamond ring was insurance.
Steve Clowney
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