tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post4337459977413996824..comments2024-02-22T10:16:38.304-06:00Comments on https://lynfenwick.blogspot.com: Romance on the PrairieLynda Beck Fenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12363248580928472769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post-68036619868150952502013-02-19T22:00:38.291-06:002013-02-19T22:00:38.291-06:00I fear that part of Isaac's problem in finding...I fear that part of Isaac's problem in finding a wife was the shortage of unmarried women. Several much younger women did marry young men during the time Isaac wrote in his journal, but only those I wrote about seemed possibilities for him. I think the ladies who attended his talk about "Looking Backward" challenged Isaac to live up to his talking, but among the members nearly all were married. Isabel Ross was a member. I think it was more of a joke than a real "competition." The information came from the newspaper article, and Isaac never mentioned it in his journal.Lynda Beck Fenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363248580928472769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post-61744632452632920962013-02-19T12:02:04.077-06:002013-02-19T12:02:04.077-06:00People should not have to live and die alone unles...People should not have to live and die alone unless it is their own choice. The popularity of computer dating services and related gives you an idea how hard it is today to meet someone. I wonder if it was actually easier in Isaac's time but there was just a shortage of eligible females in the area?? The paper talked about them but how many were there and what was the competition? Dirt farming was not likely any more attractive then than now.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.com