David Herbert Lawrence. Sons and lovers (№ 151376)

The sons of mothers whose husbands are rudely dealt with their female Shrine, they are too indecisive and timid. It is easier to obezbolit yourself than to deserve the reproach from a woman; for them, the beloved is like his mother, and insulted the sense of the mother in them too now. They prefer to condemn oneself to celibacy, if only to protect his beloved from any possible suffering.