Diamonds Aren’t Appropriate Gifts
If you enjoy jewelry – particularly obtaining it as a gift – you should be grateful to live in the twenty-first century. A Victorian lady, you know, couldn’t tolerate baubles as a gift unless they came from a family member or her husband. And, although a single girl being courted may accept roses, sheet music, cookies, or books as presents, none of these can compete with diamonds.
Diamonds Aren’t Appropriate Gifts
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Never Ask How Someone’s Doing
Today, asking someone’s whereabouts is considered friendly small talk, but such direct inquiries were frowned upon by the Victorians. So, no, there will be no questions regarding a person’s emotions back then. Instead, a Victorian would suggest something along the lines of “I hope you are well.”
Never Ask How Someone’s Doing