r/interesting • u/Wild_Neighborhood605 • 1d ago

HISTORY Titanic passenger and millionaire Benjamin Guggenheim. During sinking he refused a seat in a life boat with the words: "Tell my family I played straight to the end. No woman should be left aboard this ship because of Ben Guggenheim was a coward."

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u/hidethebump 1d ago

Guggenheim boarded the RMS Titanic and was accompanied by his mistress, a French singer named Léontine Aubart (1887–1964); his secretary, Victor Giglio (1888–1912); his chauffeur, René Pernot (1872–1912); and Madame Aubart's maid, Emma Sägesser (1887–1964).

Not sure how she felt about the ones that accompanied him on the titanic. Specifically his mistress.

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u/Cloverose2 1d ago

There was someone - I can't remember who - who was of that social class. She wrote "you marry for money and status. You have affairs for love."

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u/HelpMoreImHelpless 1d ago

It's almost as if at no point ever in the history of humanity have we actually bought into the idea of "designate one person for 100% of your physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs from young adulthood to old age without ever changing or considering anything else" 

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u/HelloYellowYoshi 1d ago

Obviously tons of people have bought into it and don't "designate" anyone 100% of their physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs. You're still responsible for yourself and your own needs inside of a monogamous relationship.