John Ruskin, 1819- 1900
Most interesting in Ruskin's reflection of the Victorian marriage is the result of a "balanced" relationship: a "home." Ruskin suggests, "this is the true nature of home- it is the pace of peace," as instigated by the ideal wife, "the shelter from... all terror," dependent upon the idea husband. Ruskin celebrates the worth of the concept of "home": "so far as the anxieties of the outer life penetrate it... it ceases to be a home," and "it is a sacred place... a temple watched over by House-hold Gods."
I have enjoyed the information you've offered about the Victorian era.
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