Women's Magazines

Today I was going through some stuff and came across some old comics of mine.  I have some that go back to 1974 and cost 20 cents.  They are mostly Betty and Veronica becuase those were the ones I liked : )

I also found a few Ladies Home Journals that I must have picked up at a Garage Sale one time.  There are three of them in excellent shape, with the oldest being from 1953. 

The content of these magazines hasn't changed much over the years.  Still a lot of recipes, articles on raising children and ads selling household items to mothers.

I always laugh at some of those old articles about being the perfect wife.  The article in the 1953 LHJ is called "Making Marriage Work".  Be well mannered with men - it will astonish some and delight all.

This article has lots of tips about attracting a man for marriage.  Here are some of the tips:

Don't keep him waiting.  To do so is to bolster your vanity at the expense of his self-respect.  And lengthening the evening accordingly at the other end is a real imposition.

Dont  demand constant attentions.  Customarily, a man lights a woman's cigarette for her.  But for a girl to insist that a man cross the room to do so, whle she sits with a lighter before her, is an absurd distortion of etiquette.

Don't take his courtesty for granted.  Whe he does light your cigarette, thank him even though these are routine attentions.

Don't belittle him by trying to prove your popularity.  That's what you are doing when you praise other men.  Men are humans too, whether dates or husbands. 

Don't complain.  No reasonable wife will complain about occassional business trips. 

The article then has a quiz called "How Irritable Are You?"

Flash Forward to 2010.

Now you see magazines like Cosmopolitan, which provide women with advice as well.  Here are some articles:  "99 moves you need to make his toes curl in bed".  (Really, we need 99?)   "How to give off a good Vibe in Bed" and "101 Things we need to know about men".   It seems there is also alot of advice about attending to the Va-jay-jay! 

Wow, what would I do without all of these valuable reference books!