I clearly lived in a completely different 1950s. I had a working mother, parents whose marriage was a relationship of equals.
They had a joint bank account and my mother had the one cheque book in her handbag. There was no handing out of housekeeping. As I said my mother had the cheque book and took out what she needed when she needed it.
I cannot remember my father ever sitting at his ease if my mother was doing anything tound the house when he was there. He would get up and help her, even though as she once privately admitted to me, that she would prefer it if he sat down and let her get on with things on her own.
I do not remember her shopping every day. Cold pantries would keep food fresh for several days.
As for Dinner would be on the table ready and waiting for the man of the house on his return from work. Housework and the care of children was considered woman’s work so the man would expect the house to be clean and tidy, meal ready, children fed and washed and his clothes all ready for the next day at work. Not in our home. My father willingly changed nappies, pushed the pram and bottle fed the baby.
The problem with all these broad brush articles about what went on in the 1930s,1950s, etc. They describe what applied in a lot of households but completely exclude the immense variation in the way families operated and I doubt any family did everything as described in this article.
I wasn't told anything about marriage, what was there to say? We just got married, moved in together aand started the partnership life that suited us. My DH came from a home where his mother was the main earner and decision maker, so had no unrealistic expectations (and an absolute horror) of having a sweet little obedient wife.