I have been reading “The Men in your Life”, by Geneviève Antoine Dariaux, published in 1968. It was given to me by a friend as I have recently had a long relationship with a Frenchman. It makes for fascinating reading, divided as it is into alphabetical subjects, covering all aspects of relationships with advice for both men and women. It speaks of earlier days and often different morals and values to those we consider normal today and is of course presented from a French perspective. It gave me some laughs, and some reasons for deeper thought. Madame Dariaux remains firmly of the opinion that women should nurture their men – fathers, husbands, lovers, sons – in order to hang on to some semblance of order and control in their lives. And she believes that infidelity should be viewed on a case by case basis. So…here are a few extracts, taken directly from the book… Adultery: Madame…it is far more serious a matter for yo...