Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana -Marriage

CONDUCT OF MARRIED WOMAN: First of all, a married woman must win the confidence of her husband. She should strive to keep her husband free from worries and take charge of internal and external arrangements. She should control the expenses also. Keeping the house clean, worshipping in the temple of the house at right time, proper regard for the in-laws etc. are also the duties of a married woman.

If there is proper space around the house, the married woman must take interest to develop a kitchen garden and a lawn on this space and maintain them. She should not accompany the wretched or immoral  women. She should cook the food, which her husband likes most. She should also serve her husband herself more and more rather than asking the servants to do so. She should check the squandering husband wisely. She should not attend social functions without her husband`s permission. She should retire every night to bed after her husband but wake up earlier.

When the husband is angry, she should not tempt to argue with him. She should maintain proper secrecy regarding the wealth and private things of the family. She should welcome and treat her husband`s friends properly. When the husband is setting out for a long journey, she should wear only those insignia that show good fortune. During all the period of her husband`s migration, a married woman must live a plain life under the supervision of her mother and father-in-law.