ah, for the good old days

The following quote is in a colonial history book I am reading for class right now. It is from a behavior manual for good colonial wives.....a wife should "Never dispute with him [her husband] whatever be the Occasion...And if any Altercations or Jars [?] happen, don't separate the bed, whereby the Animosity will cease...by no Means disclose his imperfections, or let the most intimate Friend know your Grievances...Read often the Matrimonial Service, and overlook not the important word OBEY."
wow...what a time. Ladies, it is my professional historian opinion that this tells you to always obey, never mock, and never withhold sex from your husbands.
They sure knew how to live back then...