Nevertheless, even though it is less restricting in front of immediate family, there still are restrictions even then.
Of course there are restrictions even then. There are things I won’t do even in front of my kids. But that’s not the same thing as saying that there can’t be *any* affection in front of the kids.
If I had to live my life where I had to be on-guard against showing any emotion except when we were alone in the bedroom, where I could not be myself in front of my kids and close family (and yes, loving my wife is a *very* big part of who I am) and where I had to treat my wife as simply my roommate in front of everyone else, I’d probably become miserable *very* quickly.
The Wolf