Basic HTML Version
February 1971
The
PLAIN TRUTH
Estimoted
U.S. DIVORCES
1960-1970
730,000
1970
In 1960 there was one divorce for every
four marriages. Although marriage rates
increased du ring the sixties, divorces
increased more. By 1970, the re was one
divorce for every THREE marriages.
Un thousands of divorces)
1960
61
1of3
MARRIAGES
ENDS
IN
DJVORCE
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W'hat Y
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Make lt,
MacMillan, 1963,
p.
141).
Right Knowledge Needed
This by no means condemns proper
knowledge about sex. The Victorian
Age shrouded our great-grandparents in
ignorance. And it wasn't bliss ! But on
the other hand, the pendulum has
over-swung to the poínt where volu–
minous physícal sex knowledge is pub–
lished without the all-important
missing
dimmsiotz.
Couples go into marriage believíng
sex is the elixir of life, balm for all ills,
fountain of youth, the be-all and end–
all of marriage. But it often doesn't
work out as the manuals say it should.
What is wrong? It usually involves
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the missing ingredient in sex - an out–
going concern for your mate. Sex is
merely the height of physical
comm11-
11ication
and
companionship -
the fust
two laws of a loving marriage -
shared in the supreme expressíon of that
!ove.
Marital sex matures as the couple
increase
in
true love for each other. In
fact, a fultilling sexual relationship is
impossible apart from an
o11tgoing,
physical expression of !ove - not a
seifish
expression of lust.
IV. UNDERSTANDING
YOUR ROLE
Men and women are different in lit–
erally every cell of their bodies ( due to
male and female chromosomes), differ–
ent in height, weight, figure, skeletal
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structure, metabolísm, strength, sorne
interna! organs, ability to bear children
- and temperament! It is not a matter
of superiority or inferiority in any of
those fields, but a matter of
difference.
The wise married couple learns how to
appreciate and enjoy these differences.
Just what are the
roles
of husband
and wife in marriage? There is no mys·
tery here. What sensible woman would
marry a man who refused to provide
for, honor and cherish his wife?
A man's role is breadwínner, leader,
example, and lovíng head of bis family.
If
husbands would fultill these roles,
there would
be
little room for family
arguments, competition, marital frustra–
tion, workíng wives, or women's "1iber–
ation." Most women would !ove and
honor a husband of that stature. The
problem begins when men do not fultill
this responsibility.
But what then is the all-important
role of the wife?
The Wife's Responsibility
A survey of 622 urban housewives in
1965 revealed that they considered their
roles to be mother, homemaker, and
wife - in that order. In fact, a third of
the women never even mentioned their
roles as
wives
to their husbands, the
only role of the three to which they
vowed
"l
do" years earlier.
Today, there is great confusion con–
cerning a woman's role. Should she be a
homemaker? Should she have a career?
What is her relatíonship with her
husband?
For a thorough explanation of the
proper role of a woman in modern soci–
ety, write in for our newly published
booklet,
The New Femhlism
-
Have
Women Et'er
Really
Hctd
Thei1· Rights?
This free booklet contains vital infor–
mation for each wife and mother.
Suffice it here to say that if a woman
has chosen to be married, she must
respond as a
wife
if her marriage is to
be successful.
Experienced marriage counselors have
come to see that even if
011ly
one
part–
ner makes a concentrated effort to save
the marriage- that is, to give in on
acguments, to surrender seltish "rights,"
to smile, !ove, respect, and serve bis or
her partner - then the
other
mate
usually catches the spirit and
also