This proud heart was the basis for the rest of the sin among the daughters of Zion . To meet their unfounded accusations, he lays open the inward disease, which is manifested in the whole of their outward dress. They wanted to behold and attract what was sexually impure. They devoted far too much of their lives to their appearance and their image. This love of finery, luxury, and the obtaining of it all is not unique to women.
Many men have a problem with it also.
But it is definitely a problem among many women. A 1992 story in the Los Angeles Times told about Michelle, a successful writer and editor, who feared the day her husband might discover her secret stash of credit cards, her secret post office box or the other tricks she used to hide how much money she spent shopping for herself. I make as much money as my husband . . . Last year, when her husband forced her to destroy one of her credit cards, Michelle went out and got a new one without telling him. I do live in fear.