This 1950s Dating Advice Is Horrifying, But We Can’t Look Away

4. “Do you knit when having a cozy, fireside evening? Men hate to see a woman do anything with her hands when talking to her. Undivided attention is best.”

Image via Shareably
Image via Shareably

 

5. “Don’t drink too much, as a man expects you to keep your dignity all evening.”

Image via Giphy
Image via Giphy

 

6. “If [the husband] is intellectually inclined, and from time to time seeks to explain little things to her so that she may have at least a bare knowledge of what is that interests him, and without the slightest comment, she takes up again the fashion magazine she laid down when he commenced to speak, we may be pretty sure that there is going to be a ‘rift in the lute’ sooner or later in that house”

Sex Satisfaction and Happy Marriage by Reverend Alfred Henry Tyrer

Image via Shareably
Image via Shareably

Written by Mary McCaw

Mary is a freelance writer and editor. She's based in San Francisco, but lately, home is wherever her suitcase is. If you really are what you eat, she is at least 50% pizza.