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Sex Tips for Husbands and Wives from 1894: Funny Vintage Advice for Brides from the 1800s with Humorous Engraving Illustrations
Ruth Smythers
Sex & sexuality, sex manuals, Dating, relationships, living together & marriage, Humour, Gift books
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In 1894, Ruth Smythers, Beloved wife of The Reverend L. D. Smythers , wrote:
One cardinal rule of marriage should never be forgotten: give little, give seldom and, above all, give grudgingly
The Methodist wife didn t intend to be amusing, but this brief treatise written for young brides is side-splitting today and an eye-opener to how our love lives have changed in just over a century.
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