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Here follows a question somewhat similar to the one that went before. It reads: "How much liberty should married partners have?"

They should have the liberty that belongs to a self-respecting man or woman.

A woman can keep her husband straight oftentimes by constant vigilance, and unfortunately it is sometimes necessary. A woman does not usually need so much vigilance. If she does, I am sorry for the man, for it means, to my mind, that she is weak or wicked, whereas her husband in such a case may be simply silly.

But each ought to give the other relative liberty, the liberty that is in keeping with one's obligations to be faithful to the other. Each ought not to demand any so-called liberty that is not in keeping with ideal fidelity.