{"product_id":"marriage-love-ruth-smythers-9780762763900","title":"Marriage \u0026 Love: Instructions for Females on Courtship and Matrimony, with Tips to Discourage Sexual Advances from Husbands","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe more red-faced and bearded or impulsive a man, the more dark, calm, cool and quiet should his wife be; and vice versa. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThose very fleshy should not marry those equally so, but those spare and slim. A spare man is much better adapted to a fleshy woman than a round-favored man. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo very beautiful persons rarely do or should marry; nor two extra homely. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn all this and much, much more in \u003ci\u003eMarriage and Love, \u003c\/i\u003e a gem of Victorian wisdom on courtship and marriage, immoral conduct, and what to look for in a spouse. The ideal funny gift book for newlyweds or brides-to-be, it includes a potpourri of advice on such matters as wooing and courting; determining the character of a potential mate by hair color, eye color, nose type, laugh, and height; tips on encouraging--and avoiding--sex with your husband; how to dress up, spruce up, and be on the alert; and, of course, the acceptable length and frequency of unavoidable sexual encounters.\u003c\/p\u003eIncludes essential advice on: \u003cbr\u003e*Wooing and courting*Determining the character of a potential mate by hair color, eye color, nose type, laugh, and height*Tips on avoiding sex with your husband*The evils of novels and the theater*The dangers of over-corseting*\u003cbr\u003e- HowHow to dress up, spruce up, and be on the alert. (\"Don't wait too long to get one much more perfect than you are; but settle on some one soon.\"} - Appropriate night-wear for the wedded couple \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- The acceptable length and frequency of unavoidable sexual encounters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruth Smythers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0762763906\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780762763900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lyons Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.35h x 4.55w x 0.60d","brand":"Ruth Smythers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120166564095,"sku":"9780762763900","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1b99d9cf-f131-4a6c-84f9-e2f5a098d469.jpg?v=1687412895","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/marriage-love-ruth-smythers-9780762763900","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}