| Show Your y our a Weddin Wedding Weddin Solely for Money Usually Runs Duns Into Trouble I By Samuel G. G and amI Esther B. B Kling Q Should you marry solely for money I IA A A. A No For a mar marriage to be really eally happy there m be love companionship and respect respect re- re as well as security Money doesn't seem to fill t the fcc e gap when the the- the theother other ingredients ingredients in in- are missing Unfortunately mj mothers a are arc r c often to blame for teaching aching their daughters that mone money is the most important thing in m Take the he case of Mrs L. L sought our advice after a yearn year of marital unhappiness Prodded by her m ether Mrs L L. had ad employed all her feminine wiles to capture U tle e heart heart of a well well well-to-do to-do to older m mn n whom she didn't love When tye he finally proposed proposed pro- pro posed she immediately accepted r She Becomes s t Although Mrs L. L I had a servant her er own car a beautifully appointed appoint- appoint ed d home and ma many marij luxuries she shead had ad never known before she soon came ame to feel dissatisfied and frustrated frustrated frus- frus rated with her ni nj w v life She confessed example that she he abhorred the very ery ery thought of sexual relations w th her husband Furthermore she ivas vas restless and bored when she as spent tent an evening at t home with him She did respect him for his business ability and I character but only as a daughter respects her father Mrs L L. L summed up her re reactions reactions reactions re- re actions I cant can't escape the constant constant constant con con- stant feeling that Ive I've sold my in independence in- in dependence and integrity It seems Ive I've bartered myself body and soul It appeared to Mrs L L. L that di divorce divorce divorce di- di vorce was vas was the only way out of her delemma Psychological Barrier Since Mrs L L. L had also admitted that her husband possessed qualities qualities quail quail- ties which a woman could admire in a man man man-he he was considerate gentle and devoted devoted we we suggested that she hold off on the divorce There might still be a chance for her marriage Preying Preying- on Mrs Ls L.'s mind was the fact that she had placed money above nil all other considerations in choosing a mate This had erected a psychological barrier which If overcome might enable her to re regard regard regard re- re gard her husband with more affection affection affection af af- af- af and comradeship When she had gained a measure of af affection affection affection af- af for him it was possible that their intimate life would Im im- prove All this unhappiness could have been avoided of course if Mrs L. L I had married for reasons other than purely material ones |
