Michelle Everett it is! I've got such strong feelings for a girl. She gives me the butterflies every time I see her. Not because she's the prettiest thing around (too me, she's flawless - but I can see how other guys wouldn't think so), but because she's one of the very few women who've treated me with a little bit of decenty. She doesn't seem to look down her nose at me. Now, I don't see her often - due to being a freight driver. That everytime she's on my route, I think of asking her out for a coffee... But then, as soon as I see her - I get them funny feelings, and totally chicken out. Sweet gal to talk with, but I hate myself for not having the guts to ask her out. I was born like 60 years too late, haha - somedays it'd be nice to have love like our grandparents did.

Timothy Potts man you're so right , it'd be so nice to have like they did

Dammit....just ask her out. You have nothing to lose. 🍸🍸🍸

"Parking at the point," like they mention here, was sometimes just sitting together in their cars, visiting and talking. It was pretty common to sit in each others' cars and visit. If they had a drive-in restaurant, they'd visit there instead.

Timothy Potts what do you mean you could see why other guys don't think she's flawless x

Zehn Waters I wish I could have talked with my mother like that, but she blamed me and got angry, instead of realizing I WANTED her advice.

Yeah but she didn't do anything, also her mom advised her about sex which is super rare (imo). I agree most moms would just jump to conclusions or get angry.

@@samara4367 here i am a new mom of a daughter worrying how will i make it possible for my daughter to trust me enough to tell me stuff so i can better advise her. I'm so worried 😔

Kiki don’t worry about it. you’ll do fine 😊

@@janeknox3036 thanks for support dear, i had a neglecting mom myself why i worry, beside saying bad things to me she never spoke as a mom to a daughter. It will be all new for me 😔

This used to be common sense 😭

​@@NossaSenhoraDasGracas1127Just imagine 😭 😭 😭 😭

I feel like I was born in the wrong generation 😭

Right?? Nowadays you’d never see that type of communication and accountability.

It takes 2 to tango. Nowadays, parents of the girl blame the boy for knocking her up.

It was no one’s fault tho lmao

@@cwayzumsno girls get slut shamed

@@amandamguyre8528 That’s called being humble, attempting to comfort the other in case one or the other feels to blame at your own credibilities expense.

What about, “She hella fine”? I feel like that’ll sound classier to future generations looking back at us.

😂😂 all that & a bag of chips

Is because the average girl now weights more than the average men they thicker too.

LMFAO it do be kinda true tho-

“Girl, you’re thiccer than a bowl of oatmeal.”

Me I love this comment!

hahahaha! i love it.

I see we're all hooked on the same videos. 😁

😆😂

Yes😂

How can we apply that to our lives Can you enlighten me

​@@shook8292 for example if someone makes you angry, don't use that anger to hurt them back, but try to understand them and be wiser than them

@@bea8928 thank you !

I also like how the mom made her daughter accountable. Don’t see that much anymore

​​@@shook8292No matter what you feel, always put yourself first until the other person has proven they're worth your time

I would have liked, but the count is 404. Very iconic. I wouldn't ruin it. edit: Which one of you did this?

I could never talk to my mother the way Mary did, so I'm glad she did it for me lol. I'm jealous of everyone who has a good relationship with their parents.

@@AdelineCowgirl I'm so sorry you don't have that sort of relationship with your parents.

Dudes back then looked way hotter than today I think

@@FransceneJK98 it's not about looking hot pay attention.

Shelie Martin but lust is definitely part of love

@@naznimation while sometimes they are in tandem, they are indeed two distinct things.

Silly Rabbit agreed.

Susan Moran sorry but that’s just a really weird analogy. You can have a lot of lust for the person you love that’s fine.

Amethyst Rose I’m talking about romantic love, and there’s nothing wrong with having sex before being in love with the person. It’s not about taking advantage it’s just mutual horniness for one another.

That’s when it all went downhill.

You mean back when they treated parents like parental figures?

Yeah, I think it all started with Disney's main characters not having any good parental figures... and then young adult novels have a parentless young adult do crazy ass shit.

You may be missing a point: these were part of "educational" films of the 1950 - shown in HS & college psych studies as a way to "teach" morality to a post-war generation. They were not any part of what we consider Entertainment today, and much of the "rebellious youth" movement of late '60s was a reaction AGAINST this heavy handed propaganda.

Maybe it’s because people ignored the abusive things their parents did back then, and had the mindset of “oh they’re my parents, it’s okay if they mistreat me”.

The important thing to take away from this story is that the mother was understanding and caring instead of belittling her daughter saying SHE would never behave so nasty as if she herself was perfect at that age.

It was even more lacking back then

@@mimi5769Sadly, you are correct. Despite the unsurprising sexist undertones, this film was actually brilliantly emotionally literate for its time.

@@mimi5769 How do you know though?

@@DrAlexisM Sexist? Where?

Yeah, I liked that part, when he says, "Clear out, eh?" Firmly but gently.. You described it well: a good model of self-assertion.

So true haha ... many things about society today are so messy

We earned a lot, but we also lost good things (nice people being cool for example).

I’m watching it to hopefully get advice!

Run with it! Most of my home is filled with my grandparents and great grandparents things..it amazes me that a 98 year hand mixer still works beautifully! Or that a dresser that was hand made in a barn 120 years ago still looks new! Most of our society is made to be disposable! It seems even common decency and relationships are the same!

@Kiwi Balls Preach!!!

"Urges." 😁 She makes it sound so cute.

yes, some of these old videos are quite good

😍🔥sometimes❗❗🤣

And acknowledged those feelings as natural, not "dirty"

Yeah but when the daughter said, "He said it was his fault." The mom said, "Was it REALLY his fault"... like the woman always leads the man on or it's always the woman's fault for what a man does to them sexually

Did they get Madonna to play her?

I love how they portrayed that all. It was a lesson without being a lecture. They didn't shame the girl, they simply told the truth. I am impressed that this existed in 1957.

bruh the father Fred smoking next to the baby 💀💀. I'm so young idk if that was just normalized at the time or it was supposed to be messed up

@@MrClean-ep7uc No, in those days, guys didn't go through a pack a day, they went through a lighter a day.

Single moms are stunning and brave.

Having a low body count is a good thing. Having a no-body count before marriage is even better.

sunshinethekatt 😂😂😂👍🏻

I said to my husband, I think he just asked her to marry him?! Arent they 16? He said nah it's just for school. Lol

I'm only 38 but back when I was in middle/high school, wearing your bfs letter jacket was the equivalent of wearing his class ring.

meanwhile kids today: *wait why lololololololol lets just go by the house and smoke a bowl*

Sounds like a good way to lose your ring to me.

That was very short meet up with friends i think😂

It was about the school yearbook

The girl with the short hair who started talking about Aileen looks like a female version Justin Bieber if you look close enough..

Hahaha! Classy.

lol it's like the scene beside the well in Faust

They seemed more genuine then lust...

The 50s is a misunderstood era.

You'd be surprised, you probably got your version of events from liberal doctrine.

@@Black.Sabbath Or maybe we know people from the 50s that aren’t as understanding😭 not everything is political

@@sariaht.5478 true. I was wondering if there were actual mothers back then who took a conversation like that as well as the mother depicted on this film, or if this was only scripted as educational ideology.

Touche.

LOL, true story!

Honestly, yes

ExploringLA FAN 😂😂

Lmao

I had a mother that has always been very cold towards me, our relationship has always been horrible. I really hope you manage to be a good, understanding and fair mother - and teach your children good virtues :)

You can do it Melissa! I was raised as an only child in a family where it was absolutely taboo to talk about anything personal (sex, periods, bras, relationship intimacy, etc) like I remember the speech from my grandmother (my dad's mom) about how if you needed to pass gas you needed to excuse yourself to the restroom to do so. And she lived by this. Even with being married it was taboo to pass gas in front of the husband. So you can imagine how much you weren't allowed to talk about periods or sex!!!! 😳 I knew growing up I would always be open with my children. Now as a mother of all daughters we have an open discussion policy. I mean we do talk privately away from the younger kids but there is NO QUESTION they can't ask! We will answer any question honestly! Sometimes to the horror of our oldest teenager 😂 ohhhh well... She asks so she gets the truth 😄... Anyhow, I wanted them to be able to talk to us about anything. They still don't always tell you everything. I think that's just the nature of teenagers no matter how hard you try 🙄🤦‍♀️ and I hope my daughter's turn out to be even better parents than us, but you can be as good of a parent as you strive to be! None of us are ever perfect. We will inevitably mess up somewhere. But just know that you can totally be the parent you want to be no matter how you were raised! 🥰

Same

Oh, I suspect her mother swung from a few.

Make sure you don't copy her frightful drawn eyebrows.

Stew 😂😂

Good for ypu.

Sounds torturous

So beautiful! ❤

Tbh that he was the only person you dated is kinda sus. I know some religions marry off their young men and women at 18 but it’s just dumb.

I am happy for you Antonia

Best comment 😂

Yeah really!! Why isn't anyone else commenting on this?!

and the girl looked very uncomfortable

Not to mention he seemed to expect Jeff & Mary to want to have sex in the car, too. That's just weird...

@@BlueMHart Stu's up for a group hoop! What a horndog.😏

I'm a mom and grandmother and I'm happy to say my kids and I have that relationship. I never had that with my parents though

Not many have the courage to actually admit that,even thought you don't have that with your mom you can always start today or look for someone who is wise invest yourself so that you can have that kind of a perspective from someone you can consider a mam and wisdom wise also.

She's acting though

@@ddeyoung73 Thanks captain obvious

@@dunprince_ke Good gosh spell check is your friend.

Rachel Carr ikr it was hilarious 😂😂

Their life certainly was over.

Was this video made before the invention of condoms?

Zeek Banistor enter Spring Awakening

I love the euphemisms they had for a pregnant schoolgirl. "She had to visit her aunt flo" or something. 😁

Yeah, sadly

I am surprised that they did not stack the records on the machine for continuous music.

Does anyone say that to their girl nowadays?

I'd still like to hear it from a guy instead of F*boys saying "I love everyone"

It might have been the truth. Sometimes being honest doesnt require a line.

Yes, but it's less romantic when you take into account that Mary is 37 and still in high school. Then it's kind of sad.

In reality NOW it doesn't have to end like that- after massive struggles by the boomers to change everything - through the sexual revolution and civil rights movement. Many of us were the first women allowed at our colleges - before that, they were for men ONLY.

I totally agree! I was pleasantly surprised with the sensitivity, honesty, and the pretty progressive openness of the Mother!

The couple who had the baby didn't ruin their lives as they chose life over murdering their baby & risking hell for aeternity.

I think the portrayal of the young couple with the baby was accurate for the time. Based on the conversations I’ve had with my older relatives, getting pregnant in school really made you a social pariah. It’s honestly surprising they kept the baby. It was apparently common for the teenage girl to be “sent away” for pregnancy, so everyone could pretend it didn’t happen, and then someone else takes the baby. Though I’m sure that varied from place to place.

@@Thomas-lg6jxshut up cringe pro lifer

twerkong while raeding this

They were probably the parents or grandparents of the people who you were in school with, depending on how old you are.

haha . same here. I didn't date at all in high school. I thought there was something wrong with me. fast forward 20 years.. I am told the reason 'it was because you were too nice. We didn't think you had a 'bad girl' inside of you" I am like huh??? oook. because now they like me!

You could host parties like this, you've got nothing to lose

In a fictional universe where ideals were portrayed.

😂😂😂

rachelle e. I know right?

That eyebrow game....

LMAOO

HAHA

You’ve got your whole life ahead of you, and your choices are your own. You sound very mature. The world is blessed to have you here.

I’m 65 and wish the same! The pill had been on the scene for a while and the sexual revolution underway by the time I was 17. The idea of sex without consequences changed everything. Society has been on a downhill roll ever since.

Hi. Have you tried to talk them? Maybe your mom is shy? If she is too afraid to talk then talk to your school conselor. Thats why they are there. ❤ Take care.

Not to promote my religion/faith but there are Christian men and women who promote these types of values/ lifestyle 😊, who live it out daily (i included). I use to be wordly, and i ended up feeling gross and angry/cynical about people and relationships. And then I repented and now am in a healthy relationship with a man who shares my same values. I know you can find that too. Regardless if your Christian or not :)😊 Your so young wish i would have known what you knew at your age. God bless!

@@robbailey464 It's not the "sex without consequences" that's the problem; it's the belligerent expectations of sex that are the problem.

Imagine him sending a text to her at 12am the same night: “hey sorry babe plz”

Same

Same

+Priscila Sandoval Wow same! I don't know if you'd be interested but there's this amazing documentary called 56 up. It looks at a group of 56 year olds and shows their lives at 7, 14, 21, 28, 35... you get the picture. It's really interesting though. It's currently on KZfaq.

odeerg my father is 83 and he would disagree with you. he said it was really nice in America up til about 1965 or so. then sexual sickness took over

Ah, 1950s America, the greatest country that never existed!

You're mistaken both Mary and Jeff got caught up in a physical passion. Don't think that it's just the man's fault. Woman have urges too.

@@ericastier1646 Yeah I think that's what the og commenter was saying that it was mutually consensual unlike how it usually is shown.

I was a teenager back then and it wasn't THAT frustrating - the nice girls we dated were technically 'virgins' but did just about everything else.

mary is so sweet too

The point of the video was about making good judgments on sex and not letting your emotions and hormones dictate your decisions, and also the consequences of making the wrong decisions. It's about better sorting out one's feelings to make better choices, I'm pretty sure guys have feelings too.

They are not in their late sixties, try middle to late eighties

That's a guy with a spine

If it’s any consolation, the rate of teen pregnancies this decade (2010s) are far lower than they were in the 1950s.

@@BlackCover95 that's because of birthcontrol...

@DeadLittlePunkDoll when did i say there was anything wrong with it? 🤔🤔

@@fridasophia5356 eh be a bit more mature would you? No need for crude language.

If you're in a healthy relationship it is exactly like that, both parties are responsible and communicating. Although it seems a healthy relationship is hard to find nowadays, though was it easier in the 50s? I don't know, I wasn't around back then

Aysiah Examines it’s because they are 🙀🙀🙀

BROTHER TN It’s because they were*

Charlotte Morgan see... that just proves how dumb I am 😹😹😹

It's the trans-atlantic accent as well that makes them sound more refined.

I mean she got a nice mother

I like how men should open the door for women and women don't need to reciprocate these actions at all. Doesn't seem one sided at all.

This makes me sad.

@@heavysummer me too. I wish she could have told me. In my 50’s I met up with a mutual friend I hadn’t seen since that summer. He said he knew, he just figured it out. Wow. I had no idea.

That is sad.

12 years later, in 81, a very similar thing would happen to my mother and me but they ended up keeping me.

:) hahaha silly

Me too

If more guys now a days acted like Jeff, then there would be more attractive men. It's mostly attitude that makes a man attractive.

@@heidithomas5455 truee

@@heidithomas5455 Nah, he's just tall and handsome, that's all

Agreed

Yassss

Hot!!

He really is. Would love to know the actor’s name.

@@papadop Same here, he's so handsome!

Can you imagine woman being fit feminine and agreeable and submissive to a man today like back then?

Well I can 🤭 why not haha ;3

They all look that age don't they and they're supposed to be High school students LOL.

Haaahaaa 😂

😂

🤣

Lmao 😂

The dose makes the poison.

Haha a simp back in the day

I love being in a healthy relationship ❤

Not possible in a hypersexualised culture of today. Also, sex and all was taboo back then. That's not healthy. Porn wasn't there. Women were supposed to guard their sexuality. I don't think it was a good societal back then, especially for women

@@kjbennie9245 Only considered in 2021 now

Our society is just in the toilet

@@johnbenedetto3096demographics

Victoria Whitlock yes, just like in movies today... it’s all fictional! This movie was never real life!

@@brothertn708 ugh you are so boring

Never knows best you’re a delusional idiot!

@@brothertn708 you're a dummy

BROTHER TN you know people actually love each other in real life lmao I’m sorry that someone hurt you or that you just can’t find something that special :)

Shut uppp omg.... u making me feel guilty while I'm procrastinating

These are educational films, don't worry about it

Its nine PM and I have math homework but I'm really procrastinating

Cinnie Cinnie Quick watch the movie on responsibility stat

Same

@The Jubilant News what?

You do realize these are actors following a script?!

@@michellemartinmartin2449 I think Lillian was talking about the characters, not the actors.

Everyone named Jeff is great I guess

Right! I love that too. 🙂

yo fr i was like " this is the best psa ever "

Their story is continued in the 1961 film, "Splendor in the Grass"

A lot of those McGraw/Hill and Young America social guidance films end in cliffhanger style. I think the idea is to generate classroom discussion and emphasize the point that, ultimately, we've all got to decide for ourselves how we'll deal with a situation. This is one of the better films, with fairly realistic dialogue. Times and sexual mores have changed, but teens face the same struggles with overwhelming emotions. And the conditions surrounding unplanned pregnancy aren't any better.

Omg sameee

SAME

Congratulations for being on the list of the top 1.018.160 luckiest people.

It sounds like you have a good head on your shoulders.

@@samtrujillojr I hope I do! I heard that your 20s can be a crazy time so hopefully I make the right choices then too😅

@@catabakies69 Do I get a full tuition scholarship now? I could really use one 😂

Eh, I really bumbled my way through heartbreak and friendlessness until like 21-22, but after that I figured out how to handle myself correctly and now I have an easy time making friends and asking people out. My biggest tips are to ask more self-confident than you are and always watching your alcohol intake. Having a drink with friends or a date can be fun, but nobody ever woke up thinkint "wow, I wish I had a few more drinks last night." My rule of thumb is every drink increases the chance of making a fool of yourself by 10%.

I can't believe that's that was a USA made series

They didn't film when Jeff and Mary went off to that swinger club in bad part of town.

Something Very Special About The 1950s That Other Countries Still Emulate.

@@jimbailey5681 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

Feelings can put your eye out.

it is confusing if you do not know what you want. nothing about it being unwise.

She might as well be. She's a mom.

That's how girls who got pregnant were treated. Their lives were basically over.

Vydio out of wedock pregnancies were so scandalous back I the day. Girls left school and we're outcasts

Socialy on that time she died, anybody will want to talk or been near to her, so that is why they talk of her like she is dead

Karen Chastain sad that nothing happened to the fathers too

Hello 👋 how are you doing?

Like when they ‘both enjoy having a quiet evening together at home.’ 11:10.

Yes. My heart truly broke for her.

Truth is, we ALL do that. Orrr have done it in the past

That broke my heart. It represents the reality people have with conversations with others about what their life is really like.

Sonia Khatri The ideal would be that people took caution. Life isn't an educational film. Teens made mistakes just like they do today. In fact, the teen birth rate from 1950 was pretty much the same as today. It's just that pregnant teens are now less likely to be shamed, ostracized, rejected by their families, forced to quit school, and/or forced to marry young. Not to mention women are less likely to be blamed for pregnancies or sexual activity that was coerced- ie rape. (There's less victim blaming now, which is pretty horrifying considering how much victim blaming still happens). There is also greater acceptance and access to resources to prevent pregnancy and STIs today, meaning that people can become intimate safely. The mere choice alone to be sexually active does not equate to a lack of self respect. In fact, I would argue that people embracing that their self-worth is greater than their virginity or lack thereof (for instance, not considering themselves or others "spoiled goods," a term that literally implies that a woman's worth DEPENDS on her chastity before marriage) is a sign of greater self respect, not less.

***** Quite true, there were vastly fewer unwed mothers. Interestingly, however, the rate of pregnancies in the US teen population is roughly the same now as it was in 1950. Part of this was due to people choosing to marry and procreate younger, but that isn't the whole story. In the 50s, there was such greater shame surrounding babies born out of wedlock that getting married was considered the ONLY reasonable option for pregnant teens (as in the video). In my opinion, a 16 year old who felt obligated to enter a hasty marriage is not somehow more equipped for child rearing than one who doesn't. I absolutely agree that having such a high birth rate among teens is an issue in this country. I also think that trying to pile shame on natural sexual desires (by implying that those who are sexual out of wedlock are lacking in self respect, for example) is a major contributing factor to this high birth rate. Instead of keeping teens from sexual activity, it only encourages them to hide it, not talk about it, and not get properly educated about how to have sex safely. Teaching abstinence-only is an ineffective deterrent to teen pregnancy, as has been shown time and time again. The fact is: teens are going to have sex. They did then. They do now. They always will. No one is obligated to like that but it is, nonetheless, a reality. Societies that have successfully lowered their teen birth rates are consistently the ones that have comprehensive sexual education and make birth control and STI barriers readily available to teens. Not to mention that sex positive education on consent enables teens to make fewer bad choices, like feeling they're obligated to put out or feeling that they aren't required or even supposed to seek enthusiastic consent from their partners. Until we stop trying to shame teenagers out of being human beings- especially as they are human beings going through a time of heightened sexual feelings AND whose risk assessment centers in their brain are not yet fully developed- we are going to continue to see teens make bad choices about sex. These choices can sometimes have life ruining effects on individuals and a negative effect on our society as a whole.

hear hear i once held a classic girl in my arms and i was a fool to fall in love. she broke my heart. i pray i can win her back. she definitely wasnt an american girl.

+dentpeninde You sound like a sad stalker, dude. You "held her once" and fell in love? Yeah, okay, sounds very healthy. Also, I'm going to guess that "she" just wasn't impressed with the $$$ you were offering.

no, mostly stiff, fear based judgements promoted by religion about how to behave and look at their feelings and drives.

Hello 👋...

Also mothers today have to dispense the same advice…marry before you carry…and we need to get back to shaming woman who aren’t fit feminine and agreeable and men who don’t work hard and buy into rap culture..

I think it was pretty rare, thus this instructional film.

Yeah, I was surprised how well the the first scene in particular, actually works, particularly for one of these low budget PSA type things. It treats the subject with a surprising amount of nuance and sensitivity, particularly for the time, as well. It's not perfect, by any means, but it's certainly better than a lot of other media would have treated a similar topic, had it even been brought up at all.

The film is making the mother talk cause mothers didn't do it

You can thank Golden Girls for the opposite, they put everything out in the open!

My maternal grandma was fairly open with her daughters regarding sex. My mom was born in 1944. Also my paternal grandma was a nurse and her sex education was very thorough.

It is acting, LOL

Perfect for an educational film.

It's an actress.

@@bluesclues1527 *Figment. But the mother portrayed was very open and measued with her daughter. She didn't come down like fire and brimstone.

I agree, AND I think it's also about far more than unwanted pregnancy etc - so much here is about the emotional impact, it seems they understood that back then yet so many today do not.

jackiechan4AAR lol wut

Fucking neckbeard lmao

Definitely. He is an example of an attractive behavior.

Maryjane D. Admiring someone’s qualities makes you a neckbeard?

Caught Lackinn Don’t talk to the hole, she’s gone sour

Closes her eyes like, "ahhhh boy here we go"

Tee hee hee

Just the tip

Close but no cigar!

marquezroxio she was like ah shit

A lot of Susans, Helens, and Judys too.

Because of Jane

Well, Mary is kind of a generic name. That said, I think Mary was a popular girl's name in the forties and fifties.

And every guy is either Henry or George

And then there's me, having only met one Mary in my generation.

I agree but it’s so uncomfortable to read that because my dad’s name is Jeff.

It all starts with abstaining from casual sex. But all the sex positive feminism has just about ruined everything.

@@ampa4989 I think casual sex needs to go away. Sex is for bonding between long term (hopefully married) couples, not for a random chick you met on tinder

are you anywhere near Mary?

I have me a Jeff🙏🏽♥️

How did you even hear this in the club? 😂

Ben M haha crying in the club is an expression. I wasn’t actually at the club lol 😂

Ohhh, I was confused too. What does it mean?? 😀

Wat is a school ring?

🤣🤣🤣🤣 get it together lorerley !we are strong women we cry in our pillows like regular folks 🤣🤣😂🤣🤣😢

This but if he didn’t want to have sex with me at all, that’d be awesome.

Ah stfu

@@tentedkarma7465 mad?

Same

I want a Lady Dimitrescu

This woman got a phd low key

Maybe she was.

Kinda like that 80s show, growing pains. the dad was a psychiatrist.

I think it's called being a parent. People forgot how to be parents these days.

@@cherylangel1714 just what I was thinking

It is easier than people think to keep open lines with your kids! I am forever grateful my girls can ask me anything and tell me when they got in a messy situation..ie..drank too much or quit a job..I don't punish..I explain and offer solutions to them..they have learned excellent money management, how to say no when something feels wrong and how to step back and list all the pros and cons of a major decision before deciding! Their likely to handle when things dont work out and learn from it♡ thank you for listening 😊

Mine was that good at explaining everything.

Single moms are incapable of raising children in a logical manner too emotional….

If you actually wanted that then you would move to the middle east. You clearly don’t want that if you haven’t

For sure! we must’ve forget though that no society is perfect - even though the 50s got this bit nailed if we think about the racism, sexism, mental health problems and those sorts of issues they are being much better addressed and talked about it todays society. It’s definitely amazing to be able admire something the 50s got right and try and implement it into our own society tho!

And honestly if you really think domestic abuse is less prevalent now, you are just ignorant. It was less hidden in the 50s.

I remember going to Saturday dances and sock hops during lunchtime at school in the 60's. Boys were a lot more polite and respectful, girls were not slutty.

@@MBAinternetmktg unfortunately the parents of my generation refused to raise their children other than keep them fed and tell them to be quiet, and do their chores for them if they put up too much fuss about it. It has resulted in children (now adults) who feel utterly lost and have had to develop manners by themselves. Tbh i still prefer people now to people who lived in the 1950’s, 50’s people will scold me about my tattoos even if they don’t know me and sigh disapprovingly when they find out I’m a female in engineering. Poodle skirts are not better than being respected for my choices and career, I’d just like to have poodle skirts AND equal pay. Tldr: your generation fucked up the world for my generation so I don’t wanna hear it.

I know, I think we can learn a lot from these eras :)

@@JohnPorsbjerg It is a sin to have a tattoo and/or do tattoo. Anyone that does it and/or have it will go to Hell Fire and be tortured there FOREVER. Mind you, Hell Fire is a lake of fire (you know what comes out from a volcano? Lava!) with people inside being tortured FOREVER.

@@TedEhioghae you proved my point so well! Old people are rude!

@Willie Trombone Are you ok? That relationship sounds abusive.

I was wondering if I was the only one who picked up on that.

@Willie Trombone Honestly same tf

@Willie Trombone And women aren't? You got cam girls making money off simps, selling their "bathwater."

Edward Gaines at least they working for it 😌😌

Also applies right now to some cultural groups here in the US. "In the world but not of the world."

We should be, our values are degrading

Jeff was really thinking how much he'd like to touch Mary's o-ring.

It's a promise ring 💍 🥺

We need to have these discussions with *boys*, too.

It’s because the mom is fit feminine and agreeable and being led be a 1950’s traditional man that allows the mom to focus on family not her career

I think it is positive to wait @nd go slowly. As a queer person, I always wait weeks or months before physical intimacy. Getting to know each other is fun, too.

Courting costs money. It's better for me to shun relationships altogether.

@studying season Okay, have you not heard of Tinder and hookup culture? Courting is dead.

@studying season The Sexual Revolution, ironically, took all the anticipation and "oomph" outta sex. Just another syrupy dopamine hit...

@@EmmieTuesday was stating your sexual orientation necessary? I'm sure that no one thinks that lgbt people fall in love or date differently. So extra.

Many youth weren't even listening to that music anymore at that time. Some of the music even had an early 40s feel to it.

@@td3993 The movie portrays what the adults making the movie thought that teenagers should be like. In reality, most of them were rocking out to the Rhythm and Blues. Pretty much, the only kids who would have been as prudish and proper as Mary and Jeff would have been religious. And those people would have been twisted up and conflicted about their sexuality- hardly as "mature" and psychologically balanced as the two portrayed here. I was a teenager about ten years after this, in the sixties, but I observed the period portrayed in this movie as a child. And the sexual mores in the movie were still very much a pressure in my young years. From our point of view now, Mary's mother should have said, "Oh honey, don't you dare f**k Jeff until we get you set up with some birth control!" LOL. However, I do have to say that the suppression of one's urges in those days, and the demand for greater commitment, led to a greater degree of emotional intensity in sexual relationships than what might be common now. There was a lot in this movie that touched me with a sort of tender nostalgia, and a longing for things past. But I'm an old man now, and I'll never know those soft beautiful lips again. The desire never goes away, but it doesn't torment my soul like it did when I was young.

​@@donnievance1942 wow, well articulated, thank you

I certainly do, and I still live in a more normal time because I refuse to join in with nowadays' bed hopping, running around with clothes that show one's private parts and look atrocious, and with nowadays' lack of respect and compassion. The price I am paying is heavy though - I get treated as if I were some weirdo, I get stared at because I dress elegantly, and I get attacked by women with "you are delusional" and by men with "do you think you are someone special, other women drop their underwear for me so why not you". Keeping my dignity and self respect however means more to me than getting admired or accepted by a bunch of whores, whether male or female.

Little Kitty I’m the same way too. I was born in the late 60’s.🌺

@@yvonce7309 Ah same generation as me, I was born in the mid 70's. We still remember more normal times! Nowadays is just insane - some days I can only walk around and shake my head in disbelief at how folks behave now!

@@LittleKitty22 I have no idea where you seem to live, but you really must be exaggerating. I go to a perfectly normal community college and most girls dress modestly because we're all adults who prefer to be comfortable in our day to day tasks. I know plenty of girls who also like to wear long skirts and sweaters because it makes them feel pretty, and rarely do I hear people getting shamed for being a virgin. But from the way your comment is written and your willingness to call other people whores, thereby matching them to YOUR standards, I should say you think of yourself as a pure and special snowflake, hm?

@@sebastianmaker6798 Interesting how you know more than I do about what I am experiencing! Since you know more about my life than I do, despite evidently not living in the real world but in some fantasy bubble full of unicorns and rainbows, maybe you would like to exchange places? I would love to live in a fantasy bubble full of unicorns, ponies and rainbows, and you could do with a hefty dose of reality and some life experience!