The marriage contract is a device on the part of the community to provide for the preservation of the home: it makes the parties promise fidelity.) But
Precious few are the men who are worth the risking. Unfortunately,
More women succumb to strength of will than to strength of character.
Neither, in general, are women overcurious to enquire whether the strength of character.
Neither, in general, are women over curious to enquire whether the strength of the masculine will makes for good or for evil.
So long as the masculine will overmaster the feminine, the feminine mind is satisfied. Of course there are exceptions, but as a rule,
Women—whether young or old, married or single, strong-minded or weak— are never happier than when they can depend on a man. Accordingly,
The lover or the husband who is weaker than, and depends upon, the woman, will some day rue his weakness and dependence. And yet,
To see a strong male at her feet—that is exquisite to the woman. So exquisite that
It is with difficulty that a woman refrains from exhibiting a man's servitude to others. On the other hand,