Until the modern period, family and divorce were mostly private matters and when a family broke apart the woman was on her own and had to try and make a new family, and the man was on his own and had to try and make a new family. State mandated visitation rights and alimony are quite modern inventions I think. I’m not saying good or bad, just that weird is a matter of perspective. Bag of hurt nonetheless.

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