The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-29

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too tired and refused. But since
the shoe is on the other foot she
says that she is too tired to play
and dance all night when she has
to work the next day.
When I was employed, all of my
salary was turned over to my wife
to do with as she pleased. I am
not complaining, for she was a
good manager. But now, if I ask
for dollar, her answer is, What
did you Go with the money I gave
you list week?" Probably it went
for one Saturday Evening Post
and one Literary Digest, and the
rest for transportation while look
ing for work. 1 don't smoke or
drink.
My wife is making as much SAL
arg as l did, so it's not economy
that makes her refuse. Here's hop
ing the wives will wake up and
adjust their lives to compare with
what the men did when their sit
uationS were reversed. I would like
to know what other men think
that have been out of employment
through no fault of their own.
WONDERING.
AnSwer-One of the most strik-
ing by-products of the depression
is the reversal of the positions of
many men and women. In some
families it is now the woman who
is the provider and the man who is
economically dependent. Now it is
the woman who is too tired to make
merry in the evening and the man
who is bored with staying home all
day.
Apparently women are more
adaptable than men. They've shown
more ingenuity in dealing with ad-
versity. When they couldn't sue
coed at one job, they switched to
another. If no mazuma was forth
coming from an Office job, they
turned their hands to sewing, sell
ing or baking cookies.
The average man was not so ver-
satile in turning himself into a jack
of all trades. The loss of the work
to which he had become accus-
toned was a battling experience to
which he could not adjust. Tighten
ing changes were not for him, and
many jobs were barred to him be-
cause they were an insult to his
masculine dignity
Women appear to have taken tC
a change of work like ducks to
water. They abandoned the slavery
of dust rag and dish pan with de-
light. But like all slaves, turned
into masters they have become
worse oppressors than their hus-
bands were when they occupied the
position of dominance. They are
loathe to provide spending money
for the spouse and grind their heels
in his neck at every opportunity.
Instead of learning something
about each others problems from
their reversed experiences, married
pairs are as tolerant as ever. Men
resent the Insecurity OF women
and women resent the femininity
Of men. The trouble lies in the
mate selfishness Of all humanity
AT such times it seems that the ills
of life are incWable.
Dear Jane Jordan - For two
years I have been going with a
young man who wishes to marry
me if things ever break right in
business again for young men
without inherited money or pull
in the business world. The trouble
with the young man is that he is
depressed and moody and miser-
able all the time because his good
Job is gone and he can not have
the home and future he wants.
This is a miserable state Of affairs
for me. too. but I am the one who
has 10 stand all his black moods.
love him, think. and if We
could marry now and forget all
this bad time, I'd like shot. But
I have to work at my own job.
After a miserable evening spent
with him, I'm so upset can't
90 justice to my work. OF course
he isn't a failure; it's just bad
luck.
Two years Of this has about
used up my courage. My family
says I haven't any right 10 mis-
treat a man who's been as good
70 me as he has. Well, is it mis-