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4 * - - ' . - ' * ■ • ■'■■ ^4 I it *e* Marriage in the ’50s, the ’60s, the ’70s, the ’80s, the ’90s. •,. by M adge Leone I V • Tb many. February means Valentine's xcording to the Schneiders. . In the 1970 s. there was a rejection of ____ _________ some of the freedoms offered in the Day. To an eternal romantic, such as example, our shorter hair, pore conservative dress and modified, ideals rcftccicd more ihc'Uadiiional than the immediate past There,was a greater \emphasis on the pragmatic\ according to Arlene. People wanted to 1 ‘ o > myself, on a nice day. I can almost sense the inevitable metamorphosis of spring, smell the wondrous aroma of freshly cut grass aqd revd in the glory of a sunlit rush hour home. February reaffirms our d^ire u> lo^'c money, establish careers and and be loved, as exemplified in the - -^^come independent pf the values c a r d s > c ‘send to both friends and *^dcd to i h ^ by their past. Marriages lovers. A very vital ^ of that love is marriage; an institution often spoken about, but rarely understood. January 1 ushered in a new decade. Will the ideals of marriage change? What is the future of marriage as we know it? What will marriage in the 1990sbclike? To answer these and other questions According to the SchneiderSt people in the 1950s sought the perfect Utopia through marriage. were postponed and feminism was bom. For the first lime in recorded history. women were allowed to take finahciaLstability.\.There was a res]x>nsibility for themselves.. Abortion* decrease in the numbers of children ^ was legalized, making the stigma of an bom due to the existing circumstances, g** unwanted pregnancy history. • . and the concept of planned parenthood g \There was a lessening in the. surfaced. *3 ' ^ ' Women wanted careers. Couples became \Now-oriented.\ They wanted to sec the fruits of their labors NOW - not as reflect^ in their children, or told to them by ih'cir gnmdparcnL,NOW! ♦ . The 70s bred an impatience about everything.' As result, married people polarization of the roles between men ■ became \less willing to work things and women\ states Arlene. \Marriages , out.” according to the Schneiders. In the 1970s there vas a rejection of some o f ihtfreeddms offered in the 60s, were formed for companionship and {continued on page 8A) U n i q u e ^D e s igns U n d m i t e d BRIDES ... Spend JbfsfyDsUorsChfiiiefloum, When Sak Lasts fbreuer? Your Bouquet Can Become A n Arrangement For kbur Home Color Matching la Endless In Silk \ ^ ' \F R E E G IF T ' F o r T b e Bride 10 Herzog Place. mCKSVILtE 9 4 2 - 0 8 1 0 Electrolysis- * Ratuns Natlonaffy Pu6(bh«d * • Individual Startl* EquiptiMnl • • Ros • TMck BHMe • I • F tm CamiJbdai m w imor.orwcg ■Y AffOWTUCKrr Mi • t ftl Barbara Oelerman - <XC,E. M hm SXJUL *m. ouu) MOK atenmMSTs 826-4490 (ri.Kcrn«dvH.a) VO S ■ S ' I t- O 3. o K r S ' . !• * 4 •v-i. about marriage,' ! soughf ihc most qualified sources I knew. Stan and jjjicne Schneider arc not only marriage “counselors, they Will be celebrating their 24lh wedding anniversary this year. > ., Stan Schneider is a certified social worker, an administrator and a marital team coordinator at the Peninsula • Counsclmg Center in LynbrPok.. ■ Arlene Schneider is a certified marriage counselor who has done- doctoral work in . counseling ■ psychology. She too is a therapik at the > Peninsula. Counseling Center, and has a private practice in Merrick. We staried our di^ussions on the plight of marriage by doing a recent day, chronology' o f how they evolved since our parents time. Acebf^ng to the Schneidera, people ‘ in the 1950s sought the perfect Utopia . through marriage. Couples married ' . young, were idealistic, arid dedicated to the p.ropositiori that.they w ill stay married no matter what. The 50s . marriages centered around material expansion aiuLthe glamorous and sud>le life suburbia had to offer. Enter \Father' Knows Best\ and \Ozade and Harriet.\. Wc were livmg the American Dream. . The 1960s saw the erosion and deterioration of that dream. We were a confused youth rebelling against bur . parents' over-emphasis on materialism. Wc felt emotionally, sexually and intellectually repressed. The 69 s generation experimented with almost everything; including ^.maitiage. ■ Communes .wcrc commra place. The idea of two people, living together s p e c i f in s u r a n c e fo r t h e k i n d o f h o m e y o u l i v e in House? Apartment? Condo? Mobile Home? Allstate has special policies for y'dur / „ special needs. At prices that are really worth comparing. Maybe I can save you some money. f /illstate Allstate'Inuam nmOorrpany NorirtzoSTit BELLMdRE . 1492 Bellmore Ave. 781-7722 Thomas Conheely *11101X188 Rascoll Thomas Whalen SEAFORD 3924 Merrick Road 783-5544 • Seth Jay Sultan’ ' t ■ t . I * 1 . i. .'■f I t I r I, ■ ■ 'A • i ■ ■ i 1- *; The 60s generation experimented with aim o sieferything, including marriage. ' r'. I— “I borrii The marriages That ..were j - consummated weren't entered into with the same commitment and, determination as our parents did, . L --------- - -------- NORTH MERRICK ■1391 Jerusalem Ave. ■ (2 Btoda West 0( Menick Ave.) 486-8700 VirginlaUange^ Christopher Searson W ANTAGH 1414 Wantagh Ave. 783-3484 —Stephen D. Lehret- Steven A. Melchibne . I. T *V. . i .'I I * .
