Mallard's fears are masked when her husband generally comes home from work, with an effective and unplanned schedule. Society disperses and commercializes the idea that a husband is responsible for his masculine duty, working to support the family, and that the expectation of a wife is to perform housework, in particular, raising and caring for her child . There is no mention of a child, or desire to have one with the Mallards. This does not upset or worry Mrs. Mallard as she is “young, with a rather calm face” (8), almost unable to reflect on the fact that she could have a child due to the idea of ​​being somehow based on the child, the how she perceives she is treated in her undemocratic marriage. She is also not equipped to bring one into the world where she feels guilty that she hates living up to society's feminine standards (4). By carefully adopting this thought, the reader can assume that his marriage is oppressive, equivalent to caring for a child or not. The reader may also assume that less intimacy may be a warning sign in the Mallards' crumbling marriage. Even though Chopin does not mention her husband's needs, Mr. Mallard probably feels less masculine not having a child to protect and care for besides his wife who may have unintentionally upset her husband, deepening their relationship in a superficial way.