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**** Hence why she can refuse and he can't. |
**** Hence why she can refuse and he can't. |
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***** The reason for this being that in Bible times non-widowed non-virgins had virtually no chance of being married after being deflowered, (unless already betrothed) so marrying her rapist/lover was the only way she could get married and have some status in society. Getting married was woman's only option in those days unless she wanted to be an outcast. |
***** The reason for this being that in Bible times non-widowed non-virgins had virtually no chance of being married after being deflowered, (unless already betrothed) so marrying her rapist/lover was the only way she could get married and have some status in society. Getting married was woman's only option in those days unless she wanted to be an outcast. |
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* [[Discussed]] and averted in ''[[The Epic of Gilgamesh]]'', where the titular character refuses Ishtar, a goddess attempting to seduce him, in a very interesting case of [[Genre Savvy|genre-savviness]] - remember, this is THE oldest written story EVER. Gilgamesh does so specifically by naming others who met a horrible demise from accepting her offer - though it's debatable whether he knew [[Woman Scorned|what his refusal would mean]]. |
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== [[Tabletop Games]] == |
== [[Tabletop Games]] == |
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