Reply To: The comfy couch epidemic!

I would blame the invention of motorized transport and many labor saving devices (washing machines, vacuum cleaners, electric blenders/mixers). In the 1700’s, one always walked to work. Only the “1%” would have carriages (and they were often fat – in fact, in that period being fat was a sign of affluence and being overweight was considered “good” when looking for shiduch, for both genders and in all cultures).