The possibilities of a wife without an income are limited even when it comes to expressing her love for her husband. "Take, for example, a wife who enthusiastically rushes out to buy winter clothing for her husband to show her affections, but the husband thinks," this was purchased with my own money. "In such a situation, the value of" feelings "is greatly discounted.
一個沒有收入的妻子，即使連要對先生表達愛意的條件都被限制」，例如太太興沖沖出門幫先生買件冬衣表達情意，先生卻認為「那是我的錢買的」，當場「情」的價值就七折八扣。