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    J.D.Regent: It's cute when Sadie posts about old-timey things. more »
    goodcheapfun: F-that, did you know that Puritan women could file for divorce if their husbands failed to please them. A sect of Christianity that I could get down ... more »
    ritualtheory: The best part of this story being the phrase 'girl-bride.' As though that needed clarification in 1921. Take a letter, California. more »
    BlondeGrlz: When I was dating my husband I found a book on his shelf called "Hypnosis for Dummies". When I asked what it was for he said "Oh hahaha, it's just a j... more »
    morninggloria: Biggie Smalls was so inspired by this story that he wrote a now-famous rap around the theme of relationship hypnosis. more »
    YourScreenplaySucks: This totally explains my last relationship. That bastard! No wonder I cluck like a chicken every time the phone rings. more »
    tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock: Maybe the judge saw the crazy coming and decided to just make things go smoothly? more »
    Lizawithazee: My MIL is perfect! She lives 1,000 miles away. So when we see her, it's all about doing fun things together to make memories for all of us. Hubby's si... more »
    nellicat: I LOVE my boyfriend's mother, but she lives 8 hours away. She is surrounded by her children, too, so the likelihood of us becoming closer than mother/... more »
    Grim Reaper of the Forest: I love my mother-in-law, but I sometimes fear the relationship might get tested if we have kids. It seems like conflict over child-rearing is a major... more »
    sequined: I can't imagine losing someone like that, let alone the aftermath of family interactinos. I sometimes think about my mom's best friend, who died when ... more »
    sequined: One of my exboyfriends had a family that would have been so fucking delightful to watch, but not necessarily delightful to take part in. The mom was a... more »
    Sev: After the treatment I've watched my mother endure at the hands of my dad's mother, I've never expected that a relationship with my potential mother-in... more »
    sybann: This was a very beautiful piece. Makes up for all the dreck. more »
    taranwanderer: I LOVED the mothers of both my ex's. Particularly the first one's. She was a literature lecturer at the local college and it was so wonderful to talk ... more »
  • #oldiesbutweirdies

    1921 Woman Divorces Husband On Grounds Of Hypnosis

    As the Star-Tribune, who re-ran the bizarre story, sagely notes: who needs Rohypnol?! More »
  • #modernlove

    "Modern Love" Takes On The Mother In Law Cliché... And Shatters It