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Kay Merhens, husband Peter and son Matthew, 13, have found happiness in a non-traditional marriage.
Kay Merhens, husband Peter and son Matthew, 13, have found happiness in a non-traditional marriage.

Kay Merhens, husband Peter and son Matthew, 13, have found happiness in a non-traditional marriage.

Date3/13/1981
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0130793F
Their marriage in crisis, a young couple are looking for advice from Dr. Ernest Moss, director of the Ontario Centre for Personality Development. Dr. Moss thinks that the confusion men and women have about their roles today causes problems in some marriages. The women's liberation movement has made some women more sexually aggressive and the effect can cause the husband to become temporarily impotent, the psychological says.
Their marriage in crisis, a young couple are looking for advice from Dr. Ernest Moss, director of the Ontario Centre for Personality Development. Dr. Moss thinks that the confusion men and women have about their roles today causes problems in some marriages. The women's liberation movement has made some women more sexually aggressive and the effect can cause the husband to become temporarily impotent, the psychological says.
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Peter Pydyn: Couple's marriage plans have been delayed.
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Car proud: Elizabeth and Dale Peddle found happiness at local car club.
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Jack Dancygier gives his attention to customer Lou Sugar in his barber shop at Adelaide and Peter Sts. His manicurist is Gilda Facoetti. A survivor of the concentration camps of Nazi Germany, Jack is grateful for the peace that has come to him and wife in Canada, where they have raised three sons. He and his wife were married secretly by a rabbi in a concentration camp. Their first son was born there, too.
Jack Dancygier gives his attention to customer Lou Sugar in his barber shop at Adelaide and Peter Sts. His manicurist is Gilda Facoetti. A survivor of the concentration camps of Nazi Germany, Jack is grateful for the peace that has come to him and wife in Canada, where they have raised three sons. He and his wife were married secretly by a rabbi in a concentration camp. Their first son was born there, too.
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Peter Plunkett-Norris, Vancourver designere who created Margaret Trudeau's trousseau wardrobe, told The Star yesterday that she specified that some outfits had to be Russian-oriented because she was marrying a diplomat and going to tour Russian with him shortly after the marriage
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Don Snider tutors son bert, 12. Snider family follows more traditional family roles
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