Dr. Who Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 13 minutes ago, Beck Water said: Actually, armies of all countries in the Napoleonic era had camp followers who were married to soldiers and "followed the drum", often with a couple of their kids. The army brass supported this because the women laundered, mended, and cooked for their men and his fellows, nursed them when they were ill or wounded, and worked as servants for the officers and their upper-class wives (many of whom were also "following the drum" in a more luxurious manner). On the other hand, when the army had to retreat, the women became a hindrance and their safety could become a distraction to their husbands. After Waterloo, the practice died out. Officially it was 6 women per 100 men, drawn by lot from those who could actually provide "marriage lines". For an army of 120,000 men, that means there would be 7,200 women. Unofficially, more would sneak along. Undoubtedly, some prostitution took place, but the point is, many of the women who moved with the army were wives and mothers accompanying their men. They struggled to accompany the army and endure incredible hardships for varied motives, but one, plain and simple, was to avoid starvation. Soldiers' wages were paid to the men, there were no bank transfers or arrangements for remote payment of all or part of the wage, so accompanying their husband for years of war might be the only way the wife would receive any money. I'm bringing this up because it highlights how assumptions and perceptions of women can diverge from historical reality, even when someone is trying to make a positive point. Well stated and interesting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Water Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, T master said: Well if you don't know as Paul Harvey said "the rest of the story" so because i didn't know that there was infidelity i would definitely change my thoughts but most of those young women dating high priced athletes are there for the money in any way they can get it . So my bad on that but my opinion will stay the same in respect to most of the women around athletes ... I'm kind of curious how many women dating athletes you actually know? I'm sure athletes who go out clubbing meet a lot of women who are attracted to their money and fame. Not to mention, as discussed in this thread, the physical appearance some of them have (hubba, hubba). But there's also a reason a lot of these athletes who "could do better" stick with women who they met in HS or college, before they were famous - women who might not look as "hot" and you say "they could do better", but these women were there for them emotionally and mentally before there was a lot of money in the picture. Edited April 17, 2023 by Beck Water 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 17 minutes ago, Beck Water said: I'm kind of curious how many women dating athletes you actually know? I'm sure athletes who go out clubbing meet a lot of women who are attracted to their money and fame. But there's also a reason a lot of these athletes who "could do better" stick with women who they met in HS or college, before they were famous - women who might not look as "hot" and you say "they could do better", but these women were there for them emotionally and mentally before there was a lot of money in the picture. Well, my wife dated an NBA star from Spain that had a solid good guy rep. He didn't go out with the other players. I know his mom was a doctor. I think his dad was too. He was well read, educated. But.... He got engaged to a woman from his home country and she didn't even know he was dating her. She was going on family vacations etc with him for over 6 mo. Met his parents and family, being flown out to games across the country, etc. He was a really nice dude but when she found out he got engaged she ended it. She had to sign waivers just to go to the club houses and locker rooms that the WAGs called "rapey waivers." He ended up marrying that chick, fwiw... But 3-5 years ago emailed her and asked her to come to a game. Levi found a high school picture of him once and it was hilarious to see the transition. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Fitzsimmons Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 2 hours ago, C.Biscuit97 said: 2 hours ago, C.Biscuit97 said: There is a bar on Elmwood that is filled with the best WNY (and the colleges) have to offer. I’ve enjoyed going out in Buffalo. I can’t imagine what it would be like to be Allen going out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 44 minutes ago, boyst said: Well, my wife dated an NBA star from Spain that had a solid good guy rep. He didn't go out with the other players. I know his mom was a doctor. I think his dad was too. He was well read, educated. But.... He got engaged to a woman from his home country and she didn't even know he was dating her. She was going on family vacations etc with him for over 6 mo. Met his parents and family, being flown out to games across the country, etc. He was a really nice dude but when she found out he got engaged she ended it. She had to sign waivers just to go to the club houses and locker rooms that the WAGs called "rapey waivers." He ended up marrying that chick, fwiw... But 3-5 years ago emailed her and asked her to come to a game. Levi found a high school picture of him once and it was hilarious to see the transition. Wait a minute. Now the Sabres new goalie has issues too? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBaumer Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 A bunch of details were thrown out there on this whole things months ago....surprised it took this long for them to break up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extrahammer Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Why are some people mentioning Diggs associated with all this? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Just now, extrahammer said: Why are some people mentioning Diggs associated with all this? Allen doesn't allegedly get anyone pregnant without asking Diggs first. 1 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 It looks like she has now deleted all their pictures together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 So Britt is available huh? she’s fine. you think she’d go for a 5’7” middle aged balding guy? what are the chances? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Josh Allen and Taylor Swift are single at the same time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 35 minutes ago, zow2 said: So Britt is available huh? she’s fine. you think she’d go for a 5’7” middle aged balding guy? what are the chances? Always worked well for this guy 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 1 hour ago, zow2 said: So Britt is available huh? she’s fine. you think she’d go for a 5’7” middle aged balding guy? what are the chances? As alluded to above, maybe try Marissa Tomei. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In Summary Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Allen busy transferring all assets to his mother's name before getting married. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 There is hope. They might stay together for Sky Allen Insert existing attachment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 10 minutes ago, Chaos said: There is hope. They might stay together for Sky Allen Insert existing attachment She’s not getting any money, I’d let her have the dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bag of Milk Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Has there been any pictures on the internet yet of Britt with Pete Davidson? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 1 hour ago, 4merper4mer said: As alluded to above, maybe try Marissa Tomei. Be careful, she is very quick on the restraining orders. I mean, according to a friend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 On 4/16/2023 at 5:15 PM, Augie said: We knew some very high profile people from the music world when living in Florida. They could not/would not go out without a private room, with very few exceptions. Mostly it was dinner parties at each others homes. Of course, we weren’t 20-somethings at that point (and were almost all married, to the extent that matters). I ram into you in Appleton, WI. Does that count for anything in this thread? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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