Ever since he stepped into youth, Prince Charles was rumored to have been involved in affairs. Prince Charles recalls one of his best remembrances from his great-uncle Lord Mountbatten, "In a case like yours, the man should sow his wild oats and have as many affairs as he can before settling down, but for a wife he should choose a suitable, attractive, and sweet-charactered girl before she has met anyone else she might fall for... It is disturbing for women to have experiences if they have to remain on a pedestal after marriage."