Always_Ask_Questions,
“do we read Gemora as a strictly legal cases or as a guide of living. Strictly legal reading defines edge cases indeed.”
Why does it have to be either-or? And it seems that you weren’t seeking a guide of living, but rather taking wild guesses at how people lived 2000 years ago. I mean, I really hope you’re not advocating for 12 year old girls to marry men their father’s age?