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Help me find these words / article please

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SWnewstart · 02/08/2024 11:05

I'm looking for a short article / words regarding advice for a woman to either bear in mind before marriage or to keep their relationship interesting or something. It's from the 1950s maybe? Suggestions like "don't wear hair rollers to bed as it could frighten your husband", "freshen up your make-up before he gets home from work", "if your husband initiates sex at bedtime, be happy and let him enjoy himself" etc. This article may have appeared in a spoof relationships forum or thread on here. TIA :-)

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desperatehousewife2 · 02/08/2024 11:40

If you Google there are tonnes of articles/blog entries etc about it. Here is an example: https://littlethings.com/lifestyle/1950s-good-housewife-guide/1095876-5
Apparently it came from a US Home Economics book in the 1950s

Family, Parenting, Pet and Lifestyle Tips That Bring Us Closer Together | LittleThings.com

https://littlethings.com/lifestyle/1950s-good-housewife-guide/1095876-5

SWnewstart · 02/08/2024 15:17

Thank you, that's brilliant. I have actually looked online but it is a specific article I'm looking for, just hoped that it would turn up on the basis of more people looking! Not a life & death problem obviously and I'm enjoying your link very much!

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SWnewstart · 02/08/2024 17:24

That's not the exact one I was thinking of but very good in terms of how awful it is (although obviously life and times were very different then). Can't imagine any of those "suggestions" being acted on today - unless, of course, you follow the submissive wives regime!

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