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This article that describes how a good wife treats her husband appeared
in a women's magazine that was popular back in 1955. Mye, mye, mye,
how things have changed....
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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.
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Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so that 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.
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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.
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Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part
of the house just before your husband arrives.
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Gather up schoolbooks, toys, paper etc and then run a dustcloth over the
tables.
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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 him a lift too. After all, catering
for his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction.
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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. Minimise all noise. At the time of his
arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer and vacuum. Try
to encourage the children to be quiet.
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Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please
him.
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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.
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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.
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Your goal: Try to make sure your home is a place of peace, order and tranquility
where your husband can renew himself in body and spirit.
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Don't greet him with complaints and problems.
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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.
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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.
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Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low,
soothing and pleasant voice.
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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.
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A good wife always knows her place.
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Commentary:
Obviously, the husbands up to and including the 1950s
were truly the kings of their castles. However, the 1960s changed
everything from civil rights to the women's rights movement.
Women burned their bras, entered the work force in masses,
fought for equal rights in the workplace, and made it clear that they were
to be considered equal partners in their primary relationships as well.
All was well and good up to that point.
However, the pendulum has swung the other way in recent
years.
We now have a generation of young women who are absolutely
proud of being described as bitches.
Some younger men have opted to be effeminate
because that is what is expected of them by the more dominating women to
whom they relate.
Men are disdained by too many women, thus, find themselves
alone
or considering alternative forms of
primary relationships.
Divorce remains near
the 50% mark for first marriages and even higher and 70% for second
marriages.
In time, a generation will arise who can no longer tolerate
these extremes and the pendulum will begin to swing back the other way.
Will it ever go back to the way women were viewed back
in 1955?
Will we someday revive the concept of "the good wife"?
In the course of human events, stranger things have happened. |
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