In Six Bad Husbands and Six Unhappy Wives, Ella Wheeler Wilcox offers a collection of six short stories that explore the consequences of bad marriages. Each story follows a different couple, and each couple is faced with a unique set of challenges. In the first story, a woman is married to a man who is constantly unfaithful and neglectful. In the second story, a woman is married to a man who is abusive and controlling. In the third story, a woman is married to a man who is a compulsive gambler. In the fourth story, a woman is married to a man who is a drunkard. In the fifth story, a woman is married to a man who is a spendthrift. In the sixth story, a woman is married to a man who is a liar and a cheat. Through these stories, Wilcox explores the difficulties of being in an unhappy marriage and the courage it takes to make the decision to leave.
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox · First published 1912 · Genre: Romance, Humor, Fiction · 6 chapters