Advice for a Young Bride

96 Be flexible. If he decides to skip the dance and go rowing on the lake. go—even if you are wearing your best evening gown. 97 Hide your Phi Beta Kappa key if you own one—later on junior can play with it. 98 Turn wolves into husband material by assuming they have honor. 99 Resist the urge to make him over —before marriage, that is! 100 Learn where to draw the line— but do it gracefully. 101 Remain innocent but not igno- rant.

A vintage book page lists humorous advice for a young woman about marriage, including being flexible, hiding an academic honor key, turning wolves into husbands, and resisting the urge to change a man before marriage. The joke comes from the outdated, patronizing tone and absurdly specific rules about courtship, making it useful as a reaction to old-fashioned relationship advice or questionable life hacks.

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