But while the circumstances of divorce might be shameful or embarrassing, and remaining married to the same person for life was ideal, there was no general disapproval of remarriage; on the contrary, marriage was considered the right and desirable condition of adult life for both men and women.
Međutim, premda su okolnosti razvoda mogle biti sramotne i ideal je bio ostati zauvijek u braku s istom osobom, nije bilo neke opće osude ponovnog stupanja u brak; naprotiv, biti u braku smatralo se ispravnim i željenim stanjem za svaku odraslu osobu, i muškarca i ženu.