Carsten on Nostr: it makes a lot of sense from a practical perspective, and modern people often forget ...

it makes a lot of sense from a practical perspective, and modern people often forget that marriage was a lot more like a business contract than a union of love in those days. A farm did not function well without a husbonde or a bondekone, and so when your partner died you quickly remarried for practical reasons. Obviously it would be nice if you liked the person too, though.