why a young woman would marry an old man

Societies today sell their daughters or have planned marriages between their children, mostly of course in the third world. Though 120, 130 years ago, I don't think it was much different in most of the world.

I'm not saying some of them weren't in love, after all they had time to know each other, but hey with the high divorce rate we got today maybe young love is over rated. People in our modern days want story book endings...everybody rich, healthy and happy...sorry that's not the way it is, I wish it was. Our ancestors knew life was a struggle from get go and accepted that. They took the joys they could and were happy. Didn't spend time watching rich people on soap operas and wishing ..wow, that's the way, I want to live. They were content with their lot, more or less.

It looks to me like arranged marriages worked as well as "true luv". What with all the divorce we have now, or maybe divorce is jusr easier? Or maybe they just stuck it out better. Knew life wasn't a fairy tale. I like to think of those words of wisdom by the great Philosopher Tina Turner "WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?"