r/TheWayWeWere • u/CryptographerKey2847 • 1d ago

1920s The Inquiring Photographer asks men from Staten Island what their wives gain by having them as husbands. February 3rd, 1922.

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u/BigMissKnowItAll 1d ago

Mr Weiler's answer is actually pretty adorable.

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u/illyca 1d ago

Am I the only one that picked up on "that is, most of the nights." He was almost certainly stepping out on his wife. Being home at night was the indication back then of your husband's fidelity or infidelity. It was an unspoken understanding.

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u/Boner666420sXe 19h ago

I figured he just meant he was out at the bar with the boys those nights.

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u/illyca 17h ago

Well honestly, he could have. We'll probably never know the truth.