I imagine the description of Eve as a ‘life-giver’ has a completely different meaning for those in love.
I used to think of it in a mere biological ‘factory’ sense; she makes babies. But I’m pretty sure it has much more to do with joy, fullness, beauty, laughter, warmth. A woman brings colors and fragrances and sounds and tastes and tactile beauty to a black and white silent film. Without her, the meaning and purpose of the film can get conveyed; but not without a certain fullness missing.
It is more than ‘sensual’ (i.e., ‘of the senses’) beauty that a woman brings, though, I think. Woman is the adhesive of the family; she keeps everyone together and brings a certain extra dimension of life to the scene.
[update: In a similar sense, 'home-maker' means so much more than 'dish-washer.' A woman makes a mere house a home.]
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