In the past, society carved expected paths that single women were expected to follow. Inevitably, all of these paths led to marriage. While it was true that a majority of women did envision a future in which they were married, the pace that led up to exchanging marital vows and what to do in the interim were not entered into the equation. Dating without marital ends — what we would call adult hookups today — were seen as preposterous and outlandish propositions that would surely lead to perdition.
