Conjugial Love (Rogers) n. 298

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298. (3) The woman ought to consult her parents or guardians and then deliberate in herself before giving consent. A woman should consult her parents, because their deliberations and counsels are guided by judgment, knowledge and love. By judgment, because they are older, and their more advanced age is better able to judge and see similarities and disparities. By knowledge, because they know both the suitor and their daughter, learning what they can about the suitor and being already acquainted with their daughter, so that they draw conclusions about the two together from having a joint sight of them. By love, because to consider a daughter's prospects and look ahead to her having her own home is also in their daughter's interest and a matter of concern to them.


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