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Dating in the 1930s: Rules and Kissing Techniques from the 30s

August 26, 2024 • Boom Tequila, LLC • Season 5 • Episode 521

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We are continuing with our Dating Through The Decades Series and traveling all the way back to the 1930s. We are going to immerse ourselves into all the dating and relationship advice that was prominent in this time period. The thirties was pretty peak times for some fantastically interesting dating advice.

We found some books from the 30s, articles and magazine clippings and have pulled together the most fascinating pieces of history to help us immerse ourselves in the world of 1930s dating.

This episode includes:

Dating advice in the 1930s
Rules for women in the 1930s
Guidance for men on dating in the 1930s
Highlight tips from the book "How to Make Love, Secrets of Wooing" from the 1930s
A step-by-step (ohh baby) guide to kissing techniques from the 1930s (as outlined in Hugh Morris' book "The Art of Kissing" from 1936
Magazine column advice from the 1930s
1930s quiz trivia
1930s slang trivia

An uncut video version of this episode is available on YouTube.

Links/Resources:
https://www.rd.com/list/ridiculous-dating-tips-from-the-1930s/
https://caronallanfiction.com/tag/womens-magazines-of-the-1930s/
https://richmond.com/do-s-and-don-ts-for-lovers---from-the-1930s/article_607fb0d4-b12c-11e3-b2fa-0017a43b2370.html
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0978664906/braipick-20
https://www.themarginalian.org/2014/01/15/how-to-make-love-1936-pietro-ramirez/
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002RGPUP0/braipick-20
https://www.smokyhillmuseum.org/file_download/inline/9e42437b-e940-4eb9-962b-dd66163d451c

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