Quotation by

Samuel Richardson

Men will bear many things from a kept mistress, which they would not bear from a wife.

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Men often tolerate behaviors or demands from a mistress that they would find unacceptable if they came from their wife. This suggests that the relationship dynamics and expectations differ significantly between a wife and a kept mistress.

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