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I suspect that even a century ago that list of demands would have been seen as very cold and mean.
by scarmig 14y ago
I suspect that even a century ago that list of demands would have been seen as very cold and mean.
- refurb 14y agoWe don't really know the back story is I guess. I could see if their relationship had completely fallen apart by this point, but that they both wanted to stay together even though they were no longer in love, that a couple could come up with ground rules like this. Who knows what her list of demands for him were?
- PeterisP 14y agoThese aren't 'prenup' demands, these are no-love separation demands. What points exactly feel mean to you? Requests for lack of intimacy are understandable, given the no love situation. It is strange that the household chores are described - at the time it would be 100% understood that it would be so even if it wasn't written down; apparently it was a problem in their past. I mean, at that time and place, wife not cooking for you would be reasonable grounds for divorce. The "no belittling before our children" is natural as well.