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Re:New Da Vinci bio portrays a man obsessed with knowledge, ... by maxxxxx on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @07:43PM (#15495881)
I don't think it was ever common that a husband would write to his wife a letter clearly laying out rules like in this letter:

http://www.listsofnote.com/2012/04/einsteins-demands.html

No trying to demonize him but this definitely a little unusual.

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Re:New Da Vinci bio portrays a man obsessed with knowledge, ... by dogruck on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @07:53PM (#15495928)
I think by the standards of history, that letter would be deemed kind.

Keep in mind that often times wives were essentially viewed as property, and subject to extreme (physical) abuse.

And of course that hasn't stopped.

I'm not supporting that behavior, of course.

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Re:New Da Vinci bio portrays a man obsessed with knowledge, ... by red75prime on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @01:54AM (#15497172)
> you will stop talking to me if I request it;

I guess I can relate to what was happening there, and I can't dismiss the possibility of (extreme) psychological abuse from the other side.

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Re:New Da Vinci bio portrays a man obsessed with knowledge, ... by pizza on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @08:00PM (#15495960)
Did she not write one for him?
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