LADIES, TODAY IT’S O.K. TO PROPOSE MARRIAGE TO YOUR MAN

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The origins of “The Ladies’ Privilege” are not definitively known, but an old woman in Belfast, Ireland suggested it goes back to St. Bridget complaining to St. Patrick about women not being able to ask the men they fancied to marry them. According to the folktale, St. Patrick offered the opportunity at a seven-year interval, and she bargained him down to four.

If this tale is true, it’s no wonder St. Patrick took on the task of getting rid of all the snakes in Ireland, because he sure wasn’t doing well against women.