Not the swinging 60s

‘Fifty Fifty’ was a column in the Messenger newspaper in which “men and women from all over Adelaide speak their minds freely on their hopes, their problems, their fears and what they really think of each other. If you think your parents have complained about how often you go out and how late you get home, spare a thought for this poor woman. Her mother is complaining about her ‘inconsiderate’ behaviour in the North East Leader Messenger, on page 14 of the 2 December 1965 edition.

It was common for young people to live with their parents until they got married, which really wasn’t very long. In 1965, the average age for women to marry was 21 and men 23 It looks like this lady’s parents have gotten the idea that their unmarried daughter was set to look after them for the longterm, rather than having a life of her own.