Elizabeth PetersAny man with a grain of sense knows that marriage is the only way, these days, to acquire a full-time maid who works twenty-five hours a day, with no time off and no pay except room and board. (p9)
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Today most marriages are conducted so that both parties gain something from it. A lot of couples do not marry just to get married. It is only when they actually benefit that they actually marry. Not all marriages are equal.
Source: Borrower Of The Night
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