---
title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Since time immemorial any woman with half…"
description: "\"“Since time immemorial any woman with half a brain has known that in the pursuit of romance she must hide it”\" — Mavis Cheek"
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48d/mavis-cheek-111141_humor-relationships_since-time-immemorial-any-woman-with-hal_2084360.jpg"
---

#  Since time immemorial any woman with half a brain has…

![“Since time immemorial any woman with half a brain has known that in the pursuit of romance she must hide it” quote by Mavis Cheek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48d/mavis-cheek-111141_humor-relationships_since-time-immemorial-any-woman-with-hal_2084360.jpg)   [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48d/mavis-cheek-111141_humor-relationships_since-time-immemorial-any-woman-with-hal_2084360.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48d/mavis-cheek-111141_humor-relationships_since-time-immemorial-any-woman-with-hal_2084360.jpg)

> ““Since time immemorial any woman with half a brain has known that in the pursuit of romance she must hide it””

[Mavis Cheek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mavis-cheek/)

## About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

Historically, women have hidden their intellect in romance to conform to expectations.

**In simple terms:** Women often conceal intelligence in love affairs.

Key Takeaway

Value intellect over stereotypes.

Themes

Gender Romance Intelligence Humor Societal expectations

Mood

witty critical

Type

Humor-relationships-women:0 Love:0 Romance:0 Time:0 Half Brain:0 Time Immemorial:0 Immemorial:0 Romance Hide:0 Immemorial Woman:0

When to use this quote

- Literary analysis
- Social commentary
- Personal relationships

Key Concepts

Cultural norms Self‑expression Dating dynamics Historical perspective

Questions to Reflect On

- Why hide intelligence in romance?
- How can we challenge this trope?

A Different Perspective

Not all women experience this.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★   No ratings yet

[Half Brain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/half-brain-1081471/) [Humor-relationships-women](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/humor-relationships-women-86001/) [Immemorial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/immemorial-1096014/) [Immemorial Woman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/immemorial-woman-4088473/) [Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/) [Romance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/romance/) [Romance Hide](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/romance-hide-4088472/) [Time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/) [Time Immemorial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time-immemorial-1092083/)

## Related quotes

> [The True One was there from time immemorial. He is there today and ever there you will find. He never died nor will he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guru-nanak/the-true-one-was-there-from-time-immemorial-he-is-there-today-and/)

[Guru Nanak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guru-nanak/)

> [“If Shane had learned one thing, it was to never tamper with a firecracker during an explosion. That stood double when applied to women…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-krey/if-shane-had-learned-one-thing-it-was-to-never-tamper-with-a/)

[Kimberly Krey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-krey/)

> [Each person is a temporary focus of forces, vitalities, and values that carry back to an immemorial past and that reach forward into an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-mumford/each-person-is-a-temporary-focus-of-forces-vitalities-and-values-that/)

[Lewis Mumford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-mumford/)

> [“Wilier races had interbred with human race during immemorial. Therefore no need to look for them on anywhere but in ourselves.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toba-beta-betelgeuse-incident/wilier-races-had-interbred-with-human-race-during-immemorial/)

[Toba Beta \[Betelgeuse Incident](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toba-beta-betelgeuse-incident/)

> [“The opposition between the men who have and the men who are is immemorial.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-james/the-opposition-between-the-men-who-have-and-the-men-who-are-is/)

[William James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-james/)

> [“I begin to realize that my memory is a great catacomb, and that below my actual standing-ground there is layer after layer of historical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-fr-d-ric-amiel/i-begin-to-realize-that-my-memory-is-a-great-catacomb-and-that-below/)

[Henri-Frédéric Amiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henri-fr-d-ric-amiel/)

> [Lack of originality, everywhere, all over the world, from time immemorial, has always been considered the foremost quality and the recommendation of the active,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fyodor-dostoevsky/lack-of-originality-everywhere-all-over-the-world-from-time/)

[Fyodor Dostoevsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fyodor-dostoevsky/)

> [“That is the way of management from time immemorial, in medieval feudal states, communist dictatorships, and capitalist conference rooms alike. It is the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-bing/that-is-the-way-of-management-from-time-immemorial-in-medieval-feudal/)

[Stanley Bing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-bing/)

> [“I wonder how many women from time immemorial have thought that if only women could rule the world it would be better than it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phyllis-t-smith/i-wonder-how-many-women-from-time-immemorial-have-thought-that-if/)

[Phyllis T. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phyllis-t-smith/)

> [It is curious how, from time immemorial, man seems to have associated the idea of evil with beauty, shrunk from it with a sort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-le-gallienne/it-is-curious-how-from-time-immemorial-man-seems-to-have-associated/)

[Richard Le Gallienne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-le-gallienne/)

> [Since time immemorial we've explored these ideas of tragedy, the things people do for love, the great weight that occurs when love is taken…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-joy/since-time-immemorial-we-ve-explored-these-ideas-of-tragedy-the/)

[Lisa Joy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-joy/)

> [Item numbers have existed from time immemorial.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeenat-aman/item-numbers-have-existed-from-time-immemorial/)

[Zeenat Aman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeenat-aman/)

> [“This world has been changing from time immemorial. But because it is “round” (subject to cycle of cause-effect), one cannot find an end to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/this-world-has-been-changing-from-time-immemorial-but-because-it-is/)

[Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/)

> [You're only half the man that I am, and I have half the brain that you do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sid-vicious/you-re-only-half-the-man-that-i-am-and-i-have-half-the-brain-that-you/)

[Sid Vicious](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sid-vicious/)

> [I used to want to be a lawyer, but I didn't want to have half my brain sucked out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-walker/i-used-to-want-to-be-a-lawyer-but-i-didn-t-want-to-have-half-my-brain/)

[Max Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-walker/)

## More by Mavis Cheek

> [“Flora was in that state where the spirit may be willing but the flesh is weak and wishes to go on holiday - and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mavis-cheek/flora-was-in-that-state-where-the-spirit-may-be-willing-but-the-flesh/)

[Mavis Cheek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mavis-cheek/)

[Explore all 2 Mavis Cheek quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mavis-cheek/)

## More Humor-relationships-women quotes

> [“If Shane had learned one thing, it was to never tamper with a firecracker during an explosion. That stood double when applied to women…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-krey/if-shane-had-learned-one-thing-it-was-to-never-tamper-with-a/)

[Kimberly Krey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-krey/)

[Browse all 2 Humor-relationships-women quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/humor-relationships-women-86001/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "Quotation",
            "text": "“Since time immemorial any woman with half a brain has known that in the pursuit of romance she must hide it”",
            "creator": {
                "@type": "Person",
                "name": "Mavis Cheek"
            },
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mavis-cheek/since-time-immemorial-any-woman-with-half-a-brain-has-known-that-in/",
            "about": {
                "@type": "Thing",
                "name": "Humor-relationships-women"
            },
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mavis-cheek/since-time-immemorial-any-woman-with-half-a-brain-has-known-that-in/#quotation",
            "image": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48d/mavis-cheek-111141_humor-relationships_since-time-immemorial-any-woman-with-hal_2084360.jpg",
                "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48d/mavis-cheek-111141_humor-relationships_since-time-immemorial-any-woman-with-hal_2084360.jpg",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48d/mavis-cheek-111141_humor-relationships_since-time-immemorial-any-woman-with-hal_2084360.jpg",
                "width": 1080,
                "height": 1080,
                "caption": "“Since time immemorial any woman with half a brain has known that in the pursuit of romance she must hide it” — Mavis Cheek",
                "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                "creator": {
                    "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                }
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Mavis Cheek",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mavis-cheek/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "“Since time immemorial any woman with...",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mavis-cheek/since-time-immemorial-any-woman-with-half-a-brain-has-known-that-in/"
                }
            ],
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mavis-cheek/since-time-immemorial-any-woman-with-half-a-brain-has-known-that-in/#breadcrumb"
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```
