When I typed in the thread I was not thinking of any theological statement or any comment on the role of women. It was simply a quaint saying for husbands in their relationships with their wives.

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Stuart
Elder, Lambeg Baptist, Northern Ireland, UK

In Him the fulness of the Godhead dwells in bodily form and in Him you are complete (Col 2.9-10)

The sacrifice of a broken heart doth please Him but the sacrifice of a broken Christ alone doth satisfy Him (Richard Steele)