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This 1958 Article Of ‘Ways to Get a Husband’ Proves How Much Dating Has Changed In 60 Years

Some of the photos included in the article appear to depict a panel of people presenting real-life experiences between men and women and which techniques work. Many of the photos are related to the 129 ways to get a husband.

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“A panel of sixteen experts, using a technique that has inspired thousands of right business ideas, tried it on love and marriage.”

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These techniques, apparently, seemed to work pretty well in that time period.

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“Catherine Ready, educator: ‘Join a hiking club’.” Sounds pretty legit.

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“Even a quick glance at the list will show you that the day has passed when a reasonably pretty girl can sit, hands folded, on her front veranda waiting for Mr. Right to come along.”

What do you think about this story from 1958? Be sure to SHARE this article if you can identify the big changes from back then to now!

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