10 Bits of Patronising Marriage Advice From Another Era

3. If you nag him, he’ll cheat on you and it will serve you right:

“I verily believe that the happiness of homes is destroyed more frequently by the habit of nagging than by any other one. A man may stand that sort of thing (nagging) for a long time, but the chances are against his standing it permanently. If he needs peace to make life bearable, he will have to look for it elsewhere than in his own house. And it is quite likely that he will look.” -��Reverend Alfred Henry Tyrer, “Sex, Satisfaction and Happy Marriage”, 1951.

4. He doesn’t need to be bothered by your problems, so shut up:

“Don’t bother your husband with petty troubles and complaints when he comes home from work.”-�Edward Podolsky, “Sex Today In Wedded Life” 1943

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