TikToker shares the hilarious acts women pulled in 1958 to try ‘bag a husband’ – including crying in a corner so men will ask ‘what’s wrong?’
- TikToker Jordana Grace stumbled across a magazine from 1958
- Inside the comedy writer found ‘129 ways to bag a husband’
- Jordana, from the UK but lives in Australia, shared a viral TikTok video
- In the clip she shared the top tips recommended to women of the time
A TikToker has been left in stitches after reading the hilarious acts women used to pull in attempt to score a husband in the 1950s.
British expat Jordana Grace, who now lives in Queensland, found an old magazine from 1958 that revealed 129 ways to ‘bag a husband’.
In a now-viral TikTok video, Jordana shared the top tips recommended to women of the time – from ‘dropping a handkerchief’, learning how to paint and wearing a bandaid so men will ask what happened.
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British comedy writer Jordana Grace (pictured) found a magazine from 1958 that detailed how to ‘bag a husband’
In a now-viral TikTok video, Jordana shared the top tips recommended to women of the time – from ‘dropping a handkerchief’, learning how to paint and wearing a bandaid so men will ask what happened
‘Number 17. Be nice to ugly men because handsome is as handsome does,’ Jordana said in the video.
‘Number 23. Go to all your high school reunions because there could be widowers there.
‘Number 30. Learn to paint and set up an easel outside of an engineering school.’
Jordana continued to outline several points she found to be funny and somewhat odd, including number 25 that suggested going back to your hometown ‘because a wild boy next door might now be an eligible bachelor’.
Other tips included ‘carrying a hat box’ and dropping a handkerchief ‘because it still works’.
A woman used to drop her handkerchief in front of a man in attempt to get his attention, and traces back as far as the Roman period.
‘Number 34. Wear a bandaid so he can ask what’s wrong,’ Jordana continued.
She said the ‘best’ tip of all is number 40 – which suggested ‘standing in the corner and cry softly because they’ll come over and ask what’s wrong’.
Jordana couldn’t help but break out laughing after revealing the final tip.
Other tips included ‘carrying a hat box’ and dropping a handkerchief ‘because it still works’. Jordana said the ‘best’ tip of all is number 40 – which suggested ‘standing in the corner and cry softly because they’ll come over and ask what’s wrong’
The hilarious video has since been viewed more than 400,000 times and many wondered if the tips actually work
The hilarious video has since been viewed more than 400,000 times and many wondered if the tips actually work.
‘If you are single, please try these out so we can see it if works. My instinct is, they probably do,’ one person commented.
‘Okay but the painting one is genius,’ another added, a third wrote: ‘Oh wow we need more!’
A fourth said: ‘Well now I know why I’m single.’
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