In the world of Save. Spend. Splurge.: Brides for sale – Bulgaria’s Roma Bride Market

A fascinating video about brides for sale in Bulgaria. Unmarried women, married off to financially stable men, a tale as old as time. They go to a Bride Market, and try to catch the eye of a rich man.

AND OF COURSE she has to be a virgin. DUH. Because boys can f*ck around but girls have to keep their family’s honour in their vaginas. It honestly sounds like a form of imprisonment – girls can’t go out or do anything without permission. *disgusted*

Also, virgin girls have to stay untouched or else they lose their value and will get sold for next to nothing. Like cattle.

And no surprise, lighter skinned women are preferred and more beautiful.

That said, the whole market sort of makes sense from a social perspective – young people have to meet somehow if they want to inbreed and stay within their own kind/culture.

In fact, in Thailand, the king annointed a hot young royal consort, only to strip her of her title and publicly shame her… for basically being his mistress. This world is f*cked up.

He obviously was under pressure from the public and his official wife (his third…) to do so. Men, apparently can do whatever they want, women are just pawns and the aftermath of their tantrums and whims.

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Speaking of investing, the Feds cutting the rate sends the yield curve back to normal and avoids a drop in the stock market. Have you learned about this yield curve? It is a great indicator of if we are heading into a recession or not. I just learned about it!

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Lastly, I was quoted in – Minimalist Parenting written by SheKnows. Thank you for the feature!