She strove for an unvisioned, far-off good,
For one far hope she knew she would not see:
These—not her daughters—crowned with motherhood,
And love and beauty—free.
Postponing Marriage
By Ethel Maud Colquhoun
A very important question in this connection is whether, in promising fidelity to one woman, a lover is really undertaking more than he can perform. When he postpones marriage to the latest possible moment man is certainly not offering to his bride that gift of a life-long devotion which is part of the ideal of true love.