What was up, with the characters of Archie and Edith Bunker on the television program "All in the Family"?
They loved each other enough to tolerate one another, have Gloria (their daughter), and sometimes Archie demonstrate a facade of respect for Edith; while Edith tolerated his demeaning ways, as if they were normal and acceptable.
Every-now-and-again, Edith would "let her hair down" and stick-up for herself; just as, every-now-and-again, Archie would demonstrate his tender-side.
The characters of Archie and Edith Bunker were like polarized-opposites. Archie, demonstrating his ignorance by arrogance; and Edith demonstrating her ignorance by "ding-bat-ness" -- and together, they showed us that no matter how incompatible someone is, as a couple -- they may overcome the disharmony, with a lot of denial and a "meat-head" as a rational coach.
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