Naturally the mother-in-law walking in and out cramped a chap's style, [...]"
When my parents married in 1938 they lived with the maternal parents for a while. My father and mother were forbidden to be upstairs together during the day time.
Contrast that with the generation born since about 1990 - where kids bring their current love interest home for the night with their parents' acceptance. Not that the latter always approve of the current chosen one.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
