In the next Place he insinuates, that _a Man by marrying, acts
contrary to his Interest, loses his Liberty and his Friends, and soon
finds himself undone_. In which he is as much mistaken as in any of
the rest. A Man does not act contrary to his Interest by Marrying;
for I and Thousands more know very well that we could never thrive
till we were married; and have done well ever since; What we get, the
Women save; a Man being fixt in Life minds his Business better and
more steadily; and he that cannot thrive married, could never have
throve better single; for the Idleness and Negligence of Men is more
frequently fatal to Families, than the Extravagance of Women. Nor
does a Man _lose his Liberty_ but encrease it; for when he has no
Wife to take Care of his Affairs at Home, if he carries on any
Business there, he cannot go Abroad without a Detriment to that; but
having a Wife, that he can confide in, he may with much more Freedom
be abroad, and for a longer Time; thus the Business goes on
comfortably, and the good Couple relieve one another by turns, like a
faithful Pair of Doves. Nor does he _lose Friends_ but gain them, by
prudently marrying; for there are all the Woman's Relations added to
his own, ready to assist and encourage the new-married Couple; and a
Man that has a Wife and Children, is sooner trusted in Business, and
can have Credit longer and for larger Sums than if he was single,
inasmuch as he is look'd upon to be more firmly settled, and under
greater Obligations to behave honestly, for his Family's Sake.
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