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She is definitely a practical girl who does not miss a trick to insure a solid basis for her home. In a strange way her attitude in this case is very similar to that of some women who do not feel secure in the permanency of their marriage until they have children. When the hus- band is also a father she feels that no matter what mis- understandings may appear in the course of their married life, the children will act always as the main factor to- wards a reconciliation and a peaceful solution. In some ways, to indulge her husband's "whim" seems to her an extra factor in her favor should the marital sky become suddenly cloudy. She realizes she should not try to "cure" him, because who knows what other things he might turn to to replace his TVism if he should give that up. A TV husband makes her feel safe. As a matter of fact the main difference between the A- wife and the B- wife lies in the lack of interest in the latter in wholly sharing with her husband his TV life. She'll help him to look good, she'll advise him, she'll even escort him outdoors if she feels it's safe, but basically she feels it's his peculiarity which must be indulged as one indulges a child whom one loves. To a certain extent she feels that this is one category in which she is more grown up than her husband, the one aspect of their life together in which she is perhaps superior since she does not have any peculiarity. She looks upon TVism as a wee bit of weakness in an otherwise strong and almost perfect per- sonality. But she admits that it is not an unpleasant or harmful weakness and therefore it is easy to cope with. Besides, it does prove at times to be a source of fun for her, like when she let's him do the dishes or finds him quite helpful in some of the other household activities which at times become a bore to every woman. "Dear, while you are washing your things would you mind doing mine too?" And it works beautifully.

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The C-Wife. When a TV is married to this type of woman, he feels he is doing alright. It could have been worse, oh, so much worse! Usually this is a wife who needed a lot of explaining and oodles of patience to get her to accept her husband's "odd behaviour". has finally learned to get along with TVism but she wishes there were some ways to get "this silly idea" out

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