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

13. “If you have a job or career of your own, would you be willing to give it up if it would advance your husband’s interests? If not, you are more interested in promoting yourself than promoting your husband. Helping a man attain success is a full-time career in itself. You can’t hope to do it unless it is important enough to claim all your attention.”

– How To Help Your Husband Get Ahead by Mrs. Dale Carnegie

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14. “Don’t bother your husband with petty troubles and complaints when he comes home from work. Be a good listener. Let him tell you his troubles; yours will seem trivial in comparison.”

– Edward Podolsky

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15. “Bad cooking has been responsible for driving  the husband to the saloon. And when she does cook, she should not be a mere can opener.”

– Dr. William Josephus Robinson

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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.