In case of divorces, men have been wrong when they got married. But the Church accepts the divorce in order not to ruin the harmony of life. In order to avoid fornication the Church allowed for second and third marriage to exist. If she got married quickly because the boy has a nice tie, a brand car … Let the youth not hurry to marriage only for financial reasons. I see that many women are cheated by their men.

At the Royal Court, in the time of Queen Maria, happened that a soldier from the royal guard fell in love with her. Not being able to keep the secret he told this thought to his friend. This friend went and told the Queen. The Queen called him and asked:

- Do you have a wife?

- Yes, Your Highness!

Then, the Queen asked the butler:

- Bring two glasses of water!

The butler brings the glasses and places them on the table. The Queen says to the soldier:

- Look carefully at these two glasses. This glass looks the same as the other! I am similar to your wife! Do not fall in love with me for I have nothing in addition to your wife!

Yes, Your Highness!

Beauty belongs to the woman that her man loves, the one whom he married. Another woman that delights him has nothing extra to offer physically. Only that she is another heart, she has another education, another commitment, another presence… The woman casts away all these beautiful gifts when she gets married to a silly husband. When I hear that he beat his wife I become very angry…

 (Translated from Părintele Arsenie Papacioc, Despre armonia căsătoriei, ediţie îngrijită de Ieromonah Benedict Stancu, Editura Elena, Constanţa, 2013, pp. 43-45)