Don't Marry!: A Comically Annotated Guide to 19th-Century Matrimonial Mistakes

By Barnaby Smith

Love is Blind. The Law is Not.

In 1891, James W. Donovan wrote a book called Don't Marry. It wasn't a romance novel; it was a warning label.
He warned against marrying flirts, debtors, complainers, and anyone with "cold feet." He viewed marriage not as a sacrament, but as a high-risk contract with a 50% failure rate.

Annotated by The Jaded Divorce Attorney, this edition treats Victorian courtship like a hostile corporate merger.
Learn how to avoid: The "Fixer-Upper" Why marrying a project is a bad investment.The Financial Liability: How to spot a suitor who is just looking for a loan.The In-Law Trap: Why living with his mother is a breach of contract.The "Fatal Flaw" Why that cute quirk will be grounds for divorce in five years.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G4H1J2CR
• ISBN13: 9798276625287
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"