Maybe both. I can’t quite put my finger on it. But he seemed sketchy. Maybe the actor. Because it was consistent.

I never knew the backstory. Yikes.

I some times watch old retro shows on the free channels on TV. Put them on when I’m cleaning or something.

Caught a few episodes that way.

The thing about old TV shows is this. 1. They were presented as promoting morals and the better social norms.

I rember an episode of Dick van dike where his secretary argued she didn’t need to be paid as much as a man because she was just waiting to get married.

The episode was dick and some other guy doing secretary work for the day and messing it all up.

I guess showing it’s hard work. But at the end the woman was like. “But I don’t need paid better”.

And presented as totally respectful. So bizzare. The blatant sexism and toxic relationships always catches me off guard.

I think it was considered normal for couples to argue pretty much daily.

How many people grew up thinking that marriage is supposed to look like that ? My gawd. People must have been miserable.