The Myth in Marriage

The work examines marriage by contrasting romantic idealism with practical realities, arguing that love and business coexist and must be balanced. It criticizes enforced dependence and sentimental limits placed on women, advocating economic freedom, paid recognition for motherhood, and democratic partnership in domestic life. The author contends that individual development, leisure for shared interests, and mutual responsibility produce healthier families and citizens, while servility perpetuates social ills. Throughout, romance is treated as an essential but insufficient element that thrives only when partners maintain autonomy, competence, and equitable division of duties.