Quotes: Marriage (6)

Marriage 463 "This kind of derogatory remark, if persisted in by one or both parties to a marriage, will surely lead to divorce or, at best, a blow on the head with a glass ash tray." James Thurber. “My Own Ten Rules for a Happy Marriage.” 1953. Gross, ed. Essays.

Marriage 464 "A husband should not insult his wife publicly at parties…should insult her in the privacy of the home…if a man thinks the soufflés his wife makes are as tough as an outfielder’s glove, he should tell her so when they are at home, not when they are out at a formal dinner party where a perfect soufflé has just been served." James Thurber. “My Own Ten Rules for a Happy Marriage.” 1953. Gross, ed. Essays. The ethics of marriage. Ray S.

Marriage 464 "The wife who keeps saying, ‘Isn’t that just like a man?’ and the husband who keeps saying, ‘Oh, well, you know how women are,’ are likely to grow farther and farther apart through the years." James Thurber. “My Own Ten Rules for a Happy Marriage.” 1953. Gross, ed. Essays.

Marriage 465 "When a husband is reading aloud, a wife should sit quietly in her chair, relaxed but attentive…should not keep swinging one foot, start to wind her wrist watch, file her fingernails, or clap her hands in an effort to catch a mosquito…a good wife allows the mosquito to bite her when her husband is reading aloud…should not break in to correct her husband’s pronunciation, or to tell him one of his socks is wrong side out." James Thurber. “My Own Ten Rules for a Happy Marriage.” 1953. Gross, ed. Essays. Or when she is reading an article he is about to submit for publication. RayS.

Marriage 465 "A husband should try to remember where things are around the house so that he does not have to wait for his wife to get home from the hairdresser’s before he can put his hands on what he wants…perhaps every wife should draw for her husband a detailed map of the house, showing clearly the location of everything he might need…would lay the map down somewhere and not be able to find it until his wife got home." James Thurber. “My Own Ten Rules for a Happy Marriage.” 1953. Gross, ed. Essays. The first rule of a happy marriage: the wife can move anything anywhere and not tell her husband that she did so. Creates a sense of dependence on his part. RayS.