While some advice like making time for each other and not going to bed angry may have stood the test of time, other bits of wisdom have not. Take a look and laugh at the absurd expectations of women from the past and then leave these tips in the history books where they belong.
Don’t bother him with your problems
.“Don’t bother your husband with petty troubles and complaints when he comes home from work.” –Sex Today in Wedded Life, by Edward Podolsky, 1943.
Your nagging will cause the divorce
“I certainly 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.”
At this point, dear reader, let me concede one shocking truth. Some young women anticipate the wedding night ordeal with curiosity and pleasure!
Sex Satisfaction and Happy Marriage, Reverend Alfred Henry Tyrer, 1951.
Beware of such an attitude
A selfish and sensual husband can easily take advantage of such a bride. We should never forget one cardinal rule of marriage: GIVE LITTLE, GIVE SELDOM, AND ABOVE ALL, GIVE GRUDGINGLY.
Otherwise, what could have been a good marriage could become an orgy of sexual lust.” – Instruction and Advice for the Young Bride, 1894.
Pink underwear for the win
“That the underwear should be spotlessly clean goes without saying, but every woman should wear the best quality underwear she can afford. And the colour should be preferably pink. And lace and ruffles, I am sorry to say, add to the attractiveness of underwear, and are liked by the average man.” –Married Life and Happiness, William Josephus Robinson, 1922.