New Romances #6
In "No Wife Was I," Ada’s dream of a stable home comes at a cost—marriage to Steve, who struggles to feel at ease in the meticulously kept house she’s created. As Ada pours herself into endless chores to prove her worth, her exhaustion leaves little room for connection, straining their relationship until a surprise pregnancy brings them back together. With art by Ruben Moreira, this 1951 romance explores the quiet pressures of domestic life in a single, emotionally resonant issue.
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“I wanted security...I wanted a home of my own...and the price I had to pay was marriage!” Ada and Steve get married and move into a house where Ada plunges “into a frenzy of cleaning, decorating, cooking, sewing...” to “show Steve he had married an ideal homemaker.” However, Steve never feels comfortable in the house and Ada’s constant housework leaves her too tired to respond to Steve’s romantic advances. He moves out, but when Ada learns she’s pregnant, they reconcile and vow to have a happy marriage.
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