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[Kiddiarni]

The Good Wife's Guide
Published in a Magazine in the Year 1955

# Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready, on time for his return. This is a way of letting him know that you have been thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they come home and the prospect of a good meal (especially his favorite dish) is part of the warm welcome needed.

# Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so you'll be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people.

# Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him. His boring day may need a lift and one of your duties is to provide it.

# Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives.

# Gather up schoolbooks, toys, paper, etc. and then run a dust cloth over the tables.

# Over the cooler months of the year you should prepare and light a fire for him to unwind by. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift too. After all, catering for his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction.

# Prepare the children. Take a few minutes to wash the children's hands and faces (if they are small), comb their hair and, if necessary, change their clothes. They are little treasures and he would like to see them playing the part. Minimize all the noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or vacuum. Try to encourage the children to be quiet.

# Be happy to see him.

# Listen to him. You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first ? remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.

# Make the evening his. Never complain if he comes home late or goes out to dinner, or other places of entertainment without you. Instead, try to understand his world of strain and pressure and his very real need to be at home and relax.

# Your goal: Try to make sure your home is a place of peace, order and tranquillity where your husband can renew himself in body and spirit.

# Don't greet him with complaints and problems.

# Don't complain if he's late home for dinner or even if he stays out all night. Count this as minor compared to what he might have gone through that day.

# Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or have him lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him.

# Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.

# Don't ask him questions about his actions or question his judgment or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him.

# A good wife always knows her place.

(taken from http://www.mistupid....le/goodwife.htm

[Tulac]

There's no such female let alone wife...

[Kiddiarni]

I know.

It was in a magazine in the year 1955.

[Puffin]

*meep*ing hell  

[Kiddiarni]

Weird americans.

[DannyMc252]

glad Im not THAT old anyway.
good apprentice.

[Tulac]

The link doesn't work...

Baby boomers that generation was called, that was supposd to be idilic, for men at least...
That's when the feminist came along and hippies...

[Kiddiarni]

Ahh, ok. I'm a feminist and am Proud of it.

[Tulac]

You're feminized? j/k
J/K, I said that feminists and hippies changed the world in the  60's, from a peaceful borinh idil, full of potent American patriotism, to psychodelia...

[Kiddiarni]

Fiminized? I only want equal rights between the sexes.

And yeah..hippies rock

[Tulac]

I don't have anything against equal rights...

But the problem is that women have become carrierists, they have no time for children, and thus the children suffer, now it's time  to change the roles and us men will have to stay home , or we'll all extinct...

Both parents working is a no-no...

[DannyMc252]

my mother stopped working when she had me she hasn't worked since.
then theres single parents..

[taikara]

Hmm.

Here you go, my response:

The Good Husband's Guide

1a. Bring a little something home for dinner. Plan the night before to put
together a picnic meal (in season) and spend the evening in the glow of
candlelight. Your wife may not be aware that every hour that you are at work,
you are thinking of her; take the time to bring her into your busy day. A woman
should not feel as if she is bookends to your life.

2a. Shave again, for goodness' sake. That five o'clock shadow can be a painful
end to a long day for your wife. Make a rest stop in your drive home and wash
your nasty hands. Brush your teeth too, while you're at it.

3a. Chances are, your wife is loads more intelligent than you have taken the
time to notice. If you have noticed this already, you are one step ahead.
Listen to NPR on the way home and think of something interesting to inspire
conversation with your wife over dinner. Tell her how beautiful she is. Be
creative; use a snappy lyric if necessary, "I know you taste like the sky,
because you look like rain." And you think that your day was boring...

4a. Clear away the clutter. Allow the office to rest quietly in the building
from which you are leaving. Few things will mar a peaceful evening more surely
than a preoccupation with that which has become irrelevant.

5a. Stop by the library on the way home and acquire a little something worth
perusing with your wife. Bring more for the children. You can never have too
many books around the house.

6a. If you are blessed with a fireplace, by all means build a fire. Do you
really care who builds the fire? Take some initiative. Have you ever seen the
cartoon with the two chipminks who are constantly catering for each others'
comfort? It may not be an honest depiction of reality, but it is not such a bad
idea. Service precludes satisfaction. Be prepared for your wife to have a few
rather onerous days of her own.

7a. Prepare the children. Take them outside and roll around in the mud with
them. Play silly games and come on down to the level of your children. Your
wife has been cooped-up with those little hellians all day and the least you can
do is to wear them out before bed time. Make noise.

8a. Be utterly ecstatic to see her.

9a. Greet her warm smile by wrapping your arms around her and holding her until
dinner starts smoking.

10a. O, *bovine droppings*. Have a conversation. Have lots of conversations and then be
really, really quiet together for a really long time.

11a. Make the evening a mutual experience, whether the server or the served.
Showing gratitude is often more difficult than the service. And remember-
conversation breeds understanding.

12a. Your goal: Try to make sure your home is a place of peace, order and
tranquility where your wife can renew herself in body and spirit. (Sometimes
this is almost too easy.)

13a. Greet her with your ears, these are often the most invaluable part of you.

14a. Come home early and bring your wife her favourite food (we do love food).
Take a day away from work and devote it all to your wife.

15a. Be comfortable. Comfortable people more often than not make other people
want to be comfortable. Make room in that chair for your wife, or (need I say?)
make room in the bedroom for her. Is there enough for two drinks?

16a. That pillow better be close to hers. Take your shoes off immediately upon
entering the door, just like mister Rogers. Change into a spiffy cardigan too.
Speak in a voice that is even more quiet and soothing than your wife's. Speak
in good English and enunciate clearly.

17a. Both husband and wife must be exceedingly diligent so that neither has
reason to question the judgement or integrity of the other. You have the
responsibility to question and be questioned.

18a. A good husband always knows where his wife is- physically, emotionally,
mentally, and spiritually. Your place is with your wife.

Taken from: here.

[Puffin]

Tai, you forgot to write about massaging her

But do those kinda men exist?  

WHERE?!?

[Kiddiarni]

This makes sense... the other one was more a joke nothing against women.

I mean, I love women.  I mean....I just love women

AND I'm a feminist

EDIT: that's me you're describing in your post tai