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Women tend to be preservers of the social structure, of marriage. They don't want to upset their husbands or their significant others. They don't want to hurt people.


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This page presents the quote "Women tend to be preservers of the social structure, of marriage. They don't want to upset their husbands or their significant others. They don't want to hurt people.". Author of this quote is Erica Jong. This quote is about social structure, upset, people, women, significant, want, husband, marriage, hurt,.