I found this in a bookstore, and had to take a photo of the back cover. It's a book from the '80s by a "doctor and psychologist" named William F Hardley, and was originally published in Michigan.
The title translates as "What He Needs, What She Needs" and it's plugged as a book describing how to build an infidelity-proof marriage, but it reads more like a tutorial in 19th century gender roles. The list section is my favorite.
She needs: affection. He needs: sexual satisfaction.
She needs: conversation. He needs: company in recreational activities.
She needs: honesty and openness. He needs: an attractive wife.
She needs: economic support. He needs: domestic support.
She needs: family commitment. He needs: admiration.
Thanks, Bill!
Granted, it's more than twenty years old, but this sort of list seems fifty years out of date, at least! Here's the cover:
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I'm not sure what the funniest/most depressing part of that list is, but I think it might be the juxtaposition of "honesty and openness" and "attractive wife"
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