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When he comes home from work…
“Make him comfortable: Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or suggest he lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him. Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soft, soothing and pleasant voice. Allow him to relax and unwind.”
– From The Good Wife’s Guide, an American home economics book from the ’50s which is actually thought to be fake
“Be a good listener. Let him tell you his troubles; yours will seem trivial in comparison.”
– From Edward Podolsky’s Sex Today in Wedded Life (1947)
– “Take 15 minutes to rest so you’ll be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh-looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people.”
– From The Good Wife’s Guide
On pre-marital hanky panky
“The more mature girl knows that she doesn’t need to resort to either slapping or running in order to deal with the too amorous boyfriend. She wards off unwelcome behavior with a firm refusal to cooperate, accompanied by a knowing smile and a suggestion of some alternate activity. She may say, ‘Not now, Ambrose — let’s go get a hamburger; I’m hungry.'”
– The Art of Dating by Evelyn Millis Duvall (1967)
On choosing a mate
“A girl should be wary of selecting a mate who is very emotional. Such a person thrives on ‘thrills’ and may be much too interested in sex. Not uncommonly he works in some job like radio or the movies where he hopes to find glamour and excitement.”
– How to Pick a Mate: A Guidebook to Love, Sex and Marriage by Dr Clifford R. Adams (1902)
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