relationships

1940s

Love among the Reagans: Life with Ronald Reagan in 1942

With two lively females on his hands, Ronnie calls his home “The Ronald Reagan Home For Delinquent Girls” By Ida Zeitlin The Ronald Reagans were

1930s

Talking behind her back: 12 really mean vintage ads that could give anyone a complex

The judgments are harsh, and nobody is worried about subtlety in these ridiculously mean vintage ads that ran in popular magazines years ago.

Cosmo's Marvelous Men The '70s-woman's best-selling guide to love and sex

1970s

Cosmo’s Marvelous Men: Inside the cringeworthy ’70s guide to love & sex for women

Find out about Marvelous Men, Cosmopolitan’s 1974 bestselling guidebook for women, with dozens of tips on ‘how to know’ guys & ‘make them love you!’

1920s

71 old wedding superstitions, traditions & marriage myths that range from sweet to silly to sad

Old wedding superstitions and traditions are intended to bring the couple good luck – but worrying about all these myths & signs would stress anyone out!

1940s

The real Howard Hughes, before he went off the rails and was still Hollywood’s secret heartbreaker (1942)

He’s rich as Croesus, with achievements that are many and brilliant. He has a soft voice, half Southern, half Western, shy eyes and an infectious grin. He’s Howard Hughes. There should be a law against him.

1950s

129 ways to get a husband: Truly terrible tips from the 1950s

Back in the fifties, a group brainstormed ways to help a woman catch a man… and the suggestions are just as cringeworthy, soul-crushing and outdated as you can imagine. Take a look at these 129 ways to get a husband and see for yourself!

Vintage advice - 19 important marriage tips for the ladies (1838)

1800s

19 important marriage tips for the ladies – most of which would just not fly today (1838)

Avoid contradicting your husband, do not give your advice till he asks it, and other marriage tips from the 1830s. Because a wife may have more sense than her husband, but she should never seem to know it.

1920s

So this happened… 12 too-cute vintage engagement stories from the ’20s

“How did he propose?” was asked in a series of nationally-syndicated newspaper columns during the early 1920s. Here’s a selection of some of the best engagement stories – from the sweet and simple to the too-cute-for-words.

1950s

How to flirt and chase men ’til they catch you: Seventeen magazine’s top tips for teen girls in the 1950s

How to chase men till they catch us is something every young girl should know, says Enid Haupt, editor of Seventeen magazine. Her tips on how to flirt, include the advice to curb your aggressive nature, because ‘It belongs to men only.’

Vintage mood rings - what do the colors mean

1970s

America gets in the mood: Mood rings seen everywhere as colorful new-age trend of the ’70s captures the minds of millions

Mood rings were incredibly popular pieces of jewelry in the mid-1970s. – call it a colorful fad. So do the rings actually work? What do the mood ring colors mean? Find out here!

1950s

How to snare a male: Dating & marriage advice from 1950

So many experts have come out with learned treatises on how to land an eligible bachelor, it was time for an experienced amateur to speak up. There is one big difference between their fancy methods and mine. Mine worked.

Courtship and dating: Though romance matters, money also counts (1952)

1950s

The deal with dating: Romance matters, but money talks (1952)

An expert said American dating and courtship is characterized by romance… After a brief, ecstatic acquaintanceship, they believe that they can go on living happily ever after.

1960s

Vintage dating life: Should women court men? (1960)

How DOES a girl win a husband? By tradition, she waits until the right man comes along, then he woos her, pursues her, and leads her to the altar.

1950s

Why doesn’t he call & other advice to teen girls from 1950

What can happen to an ever-lovin’ boy who used to call every night to make him forget even how to drop a nickel in the telephone

1930s

Men: Should you marry the sparkling girl or the sensible one? (1934)

An eligible young man who has begun to think seriously of marriage, ponders on the old questions of whether to marry the sparkling girl or the sensible one.

1970s

Poll: Living together without marriage – Yes, no, maybe? (1978)

The protests of the sixties are gone. And with this new, quieter age, how many men and women now live together as husband and wife without legal sanction?

1800s

Til death did they part? Victorian divorce statistics (1898)

In the United States, divorce increased two and a half times as fast as the population, and 2/3 of the divorces were granted on petition of the wife. See more Victorian divorce statistics here!

1910s

Good form: Tips for proper manners (1911)

Good form: Tips for proper manners (1911) Telephone etiquette Correct though it is to employ a telephone for social purposes, there have been established certain

1930s

Do you know how to kiss? (1937)

Do you know how to kiss? Sure, everybody knows how to kiss — after a fashion. But there’s a right and wrong way, so they say. Here is the proper stance, kiss and everything.

1920s

What should you put in a hope chest? (1920)

What should you put in a hope chest? Linens and items for the home after the wedding, or clothing for the bride’s trousseau? You can put both – but you really need to fill it with so much more.

1950s

Ladies: Beware of the one neglect that sometimes kills romance!

“What’s happened to our marriage?” Vintage Lysol ad: “I’ll never go back to him… never!” Vintage Lysol ad: His many neglects were due to her ONE

LHJ women fashion beauty 1912 telephone cover

1910s

Modern life: How the telephone hurts relationships (1910)

It is a woman of the “old school” who declares that telephones are to blame for many a broken friendship between men and women.

Rudolph Valentino, Gloria Swanson - couple starring in Beyond the Rocks 1922

1920s

Celebrity couples: Charlie Chaplin’s wife and others say Hollywood marriages destined to fail (1922)

When it comes to marrying a Hollywood actor, the former Mrs Charlie Chaplin says don’t wed a genius – even if he tells you that you are his sole inspiration – because it won’t last long. Celebrity couples are doomed to divorce.

1920s

Comparing old-time courting & a red-hot date (1927)

Old-time courting & a red-hot date: 25 years ago and today Old-time courting 25 years ago (1902) The start of a heavy courtship. Twenty-five years ago.

1910s

Marriage vs career? Advice to the wife with a talent (1913)

The wife with a talent I am writing to you about a matter on which I sorely need advice. I am a woman with a

1900s

Marriage advice for young brides (1903)

Just as pretty and as neat as you can, dears, but do dress sensibly and comfortably.

Culture & lifestyle

The etiquette of marriage: Popping the question (1850)

Popping the question There is nothing more appalling to a modest and sensitive young man than asking the girl he loves to marry him: and

Culture & lifestyle

How to win the favor of ladies (1850)

The etiquette of courtship & marriage No subject in this work is more important, and certainly none will be studied with as much attention, as that

Culture & lifestyle

The etiquette of courtship: Love letters (1850)

Love letters A gentleman is struck with the appearance of a lady and is desirous of her acquaintance, but there are no means within his

Culture & lifestyle

The etiquette of marriage: The ceremony & after (1850)

The marriage ceremony Weddings are everywhere accompanied with some degree of ceremony, and are usually considered as occasions of festivity. The preliminaries having been arranged

1920s

How to choose a husband: Top tips for the woman planning to get married, from the etiquette experts of 1921

How to choose a husband? Whatever you do, do not marry a man who claims to be a saint. He lives too much in his own imagination of himself. He is nearly always an unconscious or a subconscious hypocrite.

1930s

How you can reinvent yourself after your wedding (1939)

So you’re going to be married soon, and go with your husband to a new town? It’s rather exciting to think that you have a chance to be whatever you would like to be. You can reinvent yourself!

1920s

A business luncheon for two: Is it proper for a man and a woman to dine together? (1921)

Luncheon for two? When is it proper for men and women to dine together? by Mary Marshall Duffee A dinner lubricates business. – Lord Stowell

1920s

The top reasons couples get divorced (1920)

The top reasons couples get divorced in 1920? One wife charged that her husband squandered all his money gambling. Another said her husband was teaching the baby to drink beer. A score of wives charged that their husbands contracted diseases.