Our Polly is a sad slut, nor heeds what we have taught her;
I wonder any man alive will ever rear a daughter;
For when she’s drest with care and cost, all tempting, fine, and gay;
As men should serve a cucumber, she flings herself away.
Beggar’s Opera (1728)
Young women will always “throw themselves away.” Unfortunately, now parents themselves throw their daughters to the wind, mostly by sending them to college. I think young women themselves have come to understand that they are at some considerable risk; and many are careful as a result. But, they still don’t know what to do. How could they? Trial and error? The better women tend to embrace careerism, as simply the only clear alternative. But where does that lead. Young women should stay at home, educate at home if desired, and marry young.
Cornerstone 