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The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book

Never were American young people more conscious of the challenge of marriage. They are not willing to accept the idea they have often heard expressed by their elders that marriage is a lottery. Neither do they believe that when they marry, they are given a blank check which pe...

Chapters

1. Chapter 1

Never were American young people more conscious of the challenge of marriage. They are not willing to accept the idea they have often heard expressed by their elders that marria...

2. Chapter 2

A successful marriage depends upon two factors--emotions and brains; no marriage succeeds unless these are combined. "Falling in love" is essential, but one can fall out of love...

3. Chapter 3

"Ought I to marry?" is not a simple question. Its answer is full of a thousand complications. For the great majority of people it is one of the three most important questions th...

4. Chapter 4

Is it possible for a woman to marry and still have a career? This question has been asked of me so many times that I am glad at last to sit down and write some of the things whi...

5. Chapter 5

As John and Mary move away from the altar, pronounced man and wife, they know they are starting a great adventure. His beaming face masks a stiff determination to keep his bride...

6. Chapter 6

The romance in the old storybook always ended blissfully in marriage. The valiant Prince Charming slew dragons, vanquished giants, and worsted sorcerers; but once he had attaine...

7. Chapter 7

Nowadays we hear much about planning--town planning, city planning, nation planning. The elder and younger statesmen are going to see to it that we are well-housed, well-fed, su...

8. Chapter 8

David and Ruth have been married four years. The first few months were glorious: they had to make minor adjustments, of course, but they had thrilling times together, and it was...

9. Chapter 9

A young woman who has won a place for herself as an artist tells the story of her first nude drawing. She was of scarcely more than kindergarten age when, one day before supper,...

10. Chapter 10

During my forty years of teaching college under-graduates, if the lesson for the day was pertinent or an occasion afforded the opportunity, I talked to the men in the classroom...

11. Chapter 11

Business believe that the happily married man will occupy a bigger position in the business world than will the man who is unhappy at home. The young men and young women in _Goo...

12. Chapter 12

If we put off examining the case for monogamy until we had personal questions about it, most of us would never get around to studying it. For most people no more doubt that mono...