Zeitgeist

A sign of the times.

http://www.speroforum.com/a/18056/A-Lesbian-marriage-is-over-in-Massachusetts

Two lesbians who were instrumental in a landmark Court decision- that led to the recognition of same-sex in marriage by a US state have separated. Note the timelines, they were married in May 2004 at the height of the economic boom and asset bull market, and as the market turned so did their marriage.

Social mores and cultural trends reflect the political and economic events of its times. The German philosopher Hegel popularized this notion of "Zeitgeist" as the spirit of an era. The 90's and early '00s were an era of excess, real-estate prices always increased and social conventions rivaled credit and underwriting standards in their permissiveness. All that has changed in this age of the credit crunch, as cash becomes king and liquidity becomes tight look to social attitudes towards marriage and sexuality to become increasingly rigid and inflexible.