"How I Met My Husband" by Alice Munro

"Cars were in short supply then, after the war."

       Edie, throughout the story, hints time and time again at the era in which she lives. Though she never directly gives a year, through the text we see hints here and there that help us know when she lived. She mentions often the "war". It is after the invention of automobiles and washing machines, so one can assume it's after World War Two. Additionally, she talks of "flamingos in the yard", a sign that the flingin' fifties are on the way. Also, Chris Watters is a pilot of a plane. As his fiancee explains, he learned to fly in the "war" and since then has always craved adventure. A final hint at the era is that Mrs. Peebles, though rich, didn't own her own car. As in the quote above, supply of cars was short after World War Two. Munro subtly lets the reader understand when the story is and helps them know how to expect everyone to act during this time.