Your Marriage (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Your Marriage<br><br>As this book goes to press, the old edition is still being recommended as valuable reading by many writers and lecturers, even though some of the problems discussed there have changed and many new facts need to be considered. The purpose of the revision is to make this useful book even more useful. There is also the desire to perpetuate the name of a pioneer in the field of family-life education. Norman E. Himes did much to tear down the social and legal barriers that kept people in ignorance about vital matters of marriage and birth control. He died while educating the young people of Europe in family life and democracy.<br><br>The present edition follows Himes's original organization and orientation. The following new chapters have been added: 2, 3, 9, 12, 15, 20, 23, 24, 25. The other chapters have been reworked. Some of Himes's editorializing has been eliminated because in many instances his editorial battles have been won. However, opinions and values are still part of the book. It is hoped they will be considered as such. Needless to say, it is expected that these values and opinions will be subject to discussion and criticism. Such is the spirit and procedure of a learning situation.<br><br>As the book approaches completion, I realize how impossible it would be to write a book alone. Thanks and appreciation are due many persons. I should first like to express thanks to my wife Martha. Her contributions have been both practical, in editorial advice and typing the manuscript, and inspirational because she is a wonderful wife and mother. No student of family life can overlook the fact that his parents have contributed much to his work. I wish to express my deep appreciation of my parents' endeavors in my behalf. Two exceptionally helpful neighbors have been Rachel Woodford and the "Happy" Strayer family.<br><br>Special thanks are also due several other people. Sidney French, Dean at Colgate University, has worked to perpetuate the ideas of Norman E. Himes, his personal friend. He was responsible for bringing me to Colgate University and for recommending that I undertake the revision.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.