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Men are not dramatic: they do not "make scenes"  they loathe them; they loathe exhibitions of emotion which, nine times out of ten, do not occur until some action of their own provokes them, the action having proved that their interest in their wives is going off. MEN ARE NOT DRAMATIC THEY DO NOT MAKE SCENES THEY LOATHE THEM THEY LOATHE EXHIBITIONS OF EMOTION WHICH NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN DO NOT OCCUR UNTIL SOME ACTION OF THEIR OWN PROVOKES THEM THE ACTION HAVING PROVED THAT THEIR INTEREST IN THEIR WIVES IS GOING OFF
e is more open to flattery, so will he be the easier prey of any other woman who may happen to fancy him. Thus, Caroline, even if he loves you more than you love him, you cannot afford with safety to diminish your attractions for him. For, if you do, it follows logically that he, as the needle, will eventually be no longer drawn to a magnet whose magnetic force has decreased. Now I want to discuss the two possibilities which I told you last time must be for another letter. The first one was, supposing that you find yourself at the end of the first year [Illustration: “_Above all, do not be dramatic._”] or two utterly disillusioned and disgusted--what then is best to be done? Look the whole situation carefully in the face, and see what roads will lead to better or worse conditions. Above all, do not be dramatic. The ineradicable, insatiable dramatic instinct in some women has caused them, for the pleasure they unconsciously take in a “scene,” to ruin their own and their husbands’ lives. S HE IS FREER HE WILL HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITY TO INDULGE VAGRANT DESIRES AND AS HE IS MORE OPEN TO FLATTERY SO WILL HE BE THE EASIER PREY OF ANY WOMAN WHO MAY HAPPEN TO FANCY HIM THUS CAROLINE EVEN IF HE LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU LOVE HIM YOU CANNOT AFFORD WITH SAFETY TO DIMINISH YOUR ATTRACTIONS FOR HIM FOR IF YOU DO IT FOLLOWS LOGICALLY THAT HE AS THE NEEDLE WILL EVENTUALLY BE NO LONGER DRAWN TO A MAGNET WHOSE MAGNETIC FORCE HAS DECREASED NOW I WANT TO DISCUSS THE TWO POSSIBILITIES WHICH I TOLD YOU LAST TIME MUST BE FOR ANOTHER LETTER THE FIRST ONE WAS SUPPOSING THAT YOU FIND YOURSELF AT THE END OF YOUR FIRST YEAR OR TWO UTTERLY DISILLUSIONED AND DISGUSTED WHAT THEN IS BEST TO BE DONE LOOK AT THE WHOLE SITUATION CAREFULLY IN THE FACE AND SEE WHAT ROADS WILL LEAD TO BETTER OR WORSE CONDITIONS ABOVE ALL DO NOT BE DRAMATIC THE INERADICABLE INSATIABLE DRAMATIC INSTINCT IN SOME WOMEN HAS CAUSED THEM FOR THE PLEASURE THEY UNCONSCIOUSLY TAKE IN A SCENE TO RUIN THEIR OWN AND THEIR HUSBANDS LIVES
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