An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself. Her cares are over, and she feels that she may exert all her powers of pleasing without suspicion. All is safe with a lady engaged: no harm can be done.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Engaged women feel secure and free to please others without suspicion.
- In plain terms
- Marriage security makes women more agreeable.
- What can you take from it?
- Security boosts social ease.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does security change behavior?
- Why do we value engagement?
Another view
Not all engaged people feel this way.
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