“From early Colonial days, sex life in America had been based on the custom of men supporting women. That situation reached its heyday in the Twenties when it was easy for any dabbler in stocks to flaunt his manhood by lavishing an unearned income on girls. But with the stock-market crash, men were hard put even to keep their wives, let alone spend money on sex outside the home. The adjustment was much easier on women than on men, who jumped out of windows in droves, whereas I can't recall a single headline that read: KEPT GIRL LEAPS FROM LOVE NEST.” MenI CanHardHomeAmericaGirlSexEasySituationWifeEasierWindowTwentiesIncomeCustomsLeapRecallsCrashManhoodNestsAdjustmentHeadlinesHeydayMarket CrashStock Market Crash Book:Kiss Hollywood good-by Source: Kiss Hollywood good-by
“When custom has made familiar the charms that are most attractive, when youthful freshness has died away, and with the brightness of domestic life more and more shadows have mingled, then ... and not till then, can the wife say of the husband, "He is worthy of love;" then, first, the husband say of the wife, "She blooms in imperishable beauty.” FirstsMadeMarriageWifeHusbandShadowDiedWorthyFamiliarAttractiveCharmCustomsBrightnessFreshnessWorthy Of LoveDomestic Life Book:The Wedding Guest: a Friend of the Bride and Bridegroom Source: The Wedding Guest: a Friend of the Bride and Bridegroom
“Custom is, nevertheless, the greatest enchantress, and in a home one of the most benevolent of fairies. A wife was young, and becomes old; it is custom which hinders the husband from perceiving the change.” HomeYoungWifeHusbandFairyCustomsNeverthelessHinderBenevolentEnchantress Author:Timothy Shay Arthur