The article on what a good wife was in the Ancient times was kind of a surprise to me. I was very much aware of the expectations of a wife in Ancient times i.e. basically the mans caregiver/slave, but as the article continued it spoke of the man, not only as a master but of a role model. If a man is loyal then he is setting himself to be a good example for his wife. He acts as a guide in teaching and leading by example to hs wife. There was a quote that really struck me, "a a husbands wishes are as laws appointed for her (his wife) by devine law." That really blew me away that a women wold actually believe these things. But as i said earlier, there were points that i was suprised to hear the opposite, "children will bear both names", i thought that offsrping were to only bear and claim their father.
All in all, the role of a women is to care for, both her husband and her children and then herself, but to always be remnded that if she herself is not up to par, then the whole family must suffer. The contradictons were endless, but a women was anot always appreciated but desperately needed.
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I wish that this "typical" ancient wife wasn't true today, but I see it from time to time but not to this extreme. I see the wives that play the submissive wife. Granted, that is far from the slave role that most played back in the day, but still. I see the wives that stay home and still cook the meal, do the laundry etc. while the other half doesn't do those things for sure. The husband's divine law, I hope is not the case, but I would be afraid to ask and I probably don't want to know.
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