11-03-2016, 12:26 PM
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Re: The Pill. It Changed The World For Women..Didn't It?
Despite the downsides (which, like Thalidomide, were only discovered after women had been taking the pill for some years), the pill did bring positive change for many women (and men). From 1966, I was in a stable relationship with my girlfriend (we married in 1967) and, like many young couples at the time, had a sexual relationship using condoms. I can still remember the anxious days at the end of each month waiting (in the words of the poet e.e.cummings) for the "poppy seller to appear in her streets." Although our generation were pretty liberal about pre-marital sex, our parents were not and the thought of an unwanted pregnancy was a nightmare at the time.
11-03-2016, 12:42 PM
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Re: The Pill. It Changed The World For Women..Didn't It?
Originally Posted by MickB
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Despite the downsides (which, like Thalidomide, were only discovered after women had been taking the pill for some years), the pill did bring positive change for many women (and men). From 1966, I was in a stable relationship with my girlfriend (we married in 1967) and, like many young couples at the time, had a sexual relationship using condoms. I can still remember the anxious days at the end of each month waiting (in the words of the poet e.e.cummings) for the "poppy seller to appear in her streets." Although our generation were pretty liberal about pre-marital sex, our parents were not and the thought of an unwanted pregnancy was a nightmare at the time.
11-03-2016, 02:16 PM
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Re: The Pill. It Changed The World For Women..Didn't It?
Originally Posted by tarantula
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I am so very grateful I didn't get pregnant before my wedding in 1969, which was more luck than judgement on our part. My parents would have sooner seen me dead than disgrace them
11-03-2016, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Twink55
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That is true Tarantula, but maybe we should be grateful for our parents strict upbringing. My sister lives near a small council estate where many of the houses are accommodating young girls and their illegitimate children. They live on benefits and need guidance to bring up their children. I believe that all young girls should have some life before becoming parents, so I am always glad that my parents made me afraid of becoming an unmarried mum.
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