The marriage crisis / by Ernest R. Groves.

  • Groves, Ernest R. (Ernest Rutherford), 1877-1946.
Date:
1928
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Credit: The marriage crisis / by Ernest R. Groves. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    they naturally seize upon any of the earmarks of sophistication as a means by which they can have greater opportunity to draw the attention that is necessary if they are to have hope of winning the interest of some young man who may become a possible candidate for matri¬ mony. Decrying marriage as it exists today gives the young couple a chance to discuss the inti¬ mate relations of marriage without their talk having a personal twist. Feeling that they share an attitude held, perhaps, by few of their friends gives them a sense of closeness that speeds up their friendship and makes of it something out of the ordinary. Thinking themselves different from the rest of the world, they slide into the way of imagining that for two such unusual persons to join forces will in itself constitute a new type of marriage. Ever since man has had time to ponder his experiences there have been critics of mar¬ riage. It is not surprising that in our own time there should be considerable matrimonial