In such countries as the United States, England and Australasia, where the standards of human comfort and living are notoriously high, the decline in the birth rate has been most noticeable. A breach of this expectation of fidelity is commonly referred to as adultery or extramarital sex. The individual cravings of husband and wife must be reconciled by mutual good will and forbearance if they are to be happy. Religious law, based on the divine dispensation of the ***********ures, indorses the law of nature and that of the state. A former wife whose spouse is deceased is a widow. At its best this love is pure and chaste. Once pregnancy is established, as soon as the fact is suspected, the mother-to-be should look on the little embryo as already a member of the family. It is far better to give birth to seven children, who will live and be healthy, than to bear fourteen, of whom seven are likely to die, while the numerous successive births wear out and age the unfortunate mother.Matrimonial adjustment
The above paragraph deals with one detail of what might be called “matrimonial adjustment.” This adjustment or compromise is a feature of all successful marriages.
