Preface To "Getting Married"
By Bernard Shaw
PREFACE TO GETTING MARRIED (2)
THE REVOLT AGAINST MARRIAGE
MARRIAGE NEVERTHELESS INEVITABLE
WHAT DOES THE WORD MARRIAGE MEAN
SURVIVALS OF SEX SLAVERY
A NEW ATTACK ON MARRIAGE
A FORGOTTEN CONFERENCE OF MARRIED MEN
HEARTH AND HOME
TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING
LARGE AND SMALL FAMILIES
THE GOSPEL OF LAODICEA
FOR BETTER FOR WORSE
WANTED: AN IMMORAL STATESMAN
THE LIMITS OF DEMOCRACY
THE SCIENCE AND ART OF POLITICS
WHY STATESMEN SHIRK THE MARRIAGE QUESTION
THE QUESTION OF POPULATION
THE RIGHT TO MOTHERHOOD
MONOGAMY, POLYGYNY AND POLYANDRY
THE MALE REVOLT AGAINST POLYGYNY
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIENTAL AND OCCIDENTAL POLYGYNY
THE OLD MAID'S RIGHT TO MOTHERHOOD
IBSEN'S CHAIN STITCH
REMOTENESS OF THE FACTS FROM THE IDEAL
DIFFICULTY OF OBTAINING EVIDENCE
MARRIAGE AS A MAGIC SPELL
THE IMPERSONALITY OF SEX
THE ECONOMIC SLAVERY OF WOMEN
UNPOPULARITY OF IMPERSONAL VIEWS
IMPERSONALITY IS NOT PROMISCUITY
DOMESTIC CHANGE OF AIR
HOME MANNERS ARE BAD MANNERS
SPURIOUS "NATURAL" AFFECTION
CARRYING THE WAR INTO THE ENEMY'S COUNTRY
SHELLEY AND QUEEN VICTORIA
A PROBABLE EFFECT OF GIVING WOMEN THE VOTE
THE PERSONAL SENTIMENTAL BASIS OF MONOGAMY
DIVORCE
IMPORTANCE OF SENTIMENTAL GRIEVANCE
DIVORCE WITHOUT ASKING WHY
ECONOMIC SLAVERY AGAIN THE ROOT DIFFICULTY
LABOR EXCHANGES AND THE WHITE SLAVERY
CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE
DIVORCE A SACRAMENTAL DUTY
OTHELLO AND DESDEMONA
WHAT IS TO BECOME OF THE CHILDREN?
THE COST OF DIVORCE
CONCLUSIONS
GETTING MARRIED By Bernard Shaw 1908 _______________________________________________________________
