FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agoIn the olden days, when people got married a lot younger, there were probably lots of grandparents in their thirtiesmessage-squaremessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down16
arrow-up163arrow-down1message-squareIn the olden days, when people got married a lot younger, there were probably lots of grandparents in their thirtiesFreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squarestarlinguk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·1 day ago‘A lot younger’ was usually still in their twenties, unless they were nobility getting married off for political reasons.
minus-squareVindictiveJudge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·24 hours agoMedian lifespan was also fairly close to ours even though the average was way down. High infant and child mortality rates skews things.
‘A lot younger’ was usually still in their twenties, unless they were nobility getting married off for political reasons.
Median lifespan was also fairly close to ours even though the average was way down. High infant and child mortality rates skews things.