A Plea for Monogamy

Name: A Plea for Monogamy
Author: Lay, Wilfrid
Lay, Wilfrid
Love; Marriage
§ 170 Overweighting physical or spiritual, p. 236; § 171
          Feeling of identity, p. 237; § 172 Erotic control only
          a part, p. 239; § 173 Long engagements unnecessary, p.
          239; § 174 Changing adaptation needed, p. 240; § 175
          Love cannot be delegated, p. 241; § 176 Unconscious
          polyandry, p. 242; § 177 Masochism, p. 243; § 178 Illicit
          love enhances erotic element for some women, p. 245; §
          179 Freud on promiscuous men, p. 246; § 180 Erotism not
          masochistic, p. 247; § 181 Jealousy in men and women,
          p. 248; § 182 Mrs. Samuel Pepys, p. 249; § 183 Jealousy
          atavistic, p. 250; § 184 Jealousy and homosexuality, p.
          251; § 185 Hyposomatic sex is not true erotism, p. 253; §
          186 Résumé of Chapters I to VII, p. 255.

    VIII. HOLOGAMY VS. PROSTITUTION                                    259

          § 187 Hologamy defined, p. 259; § 188 Erotic as manned
          and womaned, p. 260; § 189 Comparative monogamy, p.
          262; § 190 Health demands unity of personality, p.
          263; § 191 Plurality of women a dissociating element,
          p. 264; § 192 Plurality as a search, p. 267; § 193
          Prostitution, p. 268; § 194 Two castes of women, p. 269;
          § 195 The mother-imago or angel imago, p. 271; § 196 More
          passion needed in marriage, p. 272; § 197 Futility of
          prohibition, p. 273; § 198 Ellis’ “civilization value of
          prostitution” answered, p. 274.

      IX. THE NEW MARRIAGE                                             276

          § 199 Two meanings of “single standard,” p. 276; § 200
          What constitutes mastery, p. 277; § 201 Disappointments
          in marriage, p. 279; § 202 The father’s part in the home,
          p. 280; § 203 An illustration, p. 283; § 204 Management
          of children an egoistic-social activity, p. 284; § 204
          New man and new woman not to confuse egoistic-social and
          erotic levels, p. 286; § 206 Prodigality of nature, p.
          287; § 207 Trial marriage and romantic marriage, p. 289;
          § 208 Rapport, p. 290; § 209 Erotic unions, p. 292; §
          210 Virginity, p. 292; § 211 Unconscious resentment of
          bride, p. 293; § 212 Futility of extra-marital liaisons,
          p. 294; § 213 Conclusion, p. 297.

       X. BIRTH CONTROL                                                298

          § 214 Ready to print but cannot legally be printed, p.
          298.

          INDEX                                                        301




A PLEA FOR MONOGAMY




CHAPTER I

THE TRUE CONCEPTION OF MARRIAGE

    Common sense indicates, happiness and health demand, science
    proclaims and society is beginning to insist that men and women
    understand and apply the palpable truth of the sex relations in
    their married life.—DR. W. F. ROBIE.


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