Happy Marriage Part II

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The Good Wife’s Guide
(From Housekeeping Monthly - 13 May 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 favourite 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 **** 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 dustcloth 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 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.

* Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please 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 with 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 judgement 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.


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nascarmann

Just my thoughts.....I like to do "some" of those things for momma. Momma is my best friend and I would never ask her to do some of that she-at and she would never ask me to do she-at as stupid as "most" of that she-at. That is just my thought on Housekeeping Monthly.......

SPEAKER7

I wish we were still back in the 1950's.............life would have been less stressful..................but now........mostly everthing is the opposite......MAN THAT SUCKS!........the wife will probably ask for a divorce if she had to follow that great list of duties.



dc.

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The way it SHOULD be...

* Have a movie ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have the showing 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 ready for some entertainment when they come home and the prospect of a good movie (especially his favourite one) is part of the warm welcome needed.

* Prepare everything. Take 15 minutes to to warm up the system so it’ll sound warm and sweet when he arrives. Touch up the center and surround volume, put a ribbon on the remote and make sure the monitor is fresh-looking. He has just been with a lot of work weary people.

* Be a little **** (I don't suggest this one)

* Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the DVD menu just before your husband arrives.

* Gather up schoolbooks, toys, paper, etc. and then run a dustcloth over the tables and remove the grilles.

* Over the cooler months of the year you should suggest the use of tube amps. 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 tie the children’s hands and try to keep them quiet. They are little treasures and he would like to see the movie as well. Minimize all 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.

* Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him.

* Listen to him. You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is the time to start the DVD. 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 watch his favoite DVD and drink spirits.

* Don’t greet him with complaints and problems with the interconnects. He is going to upgrade them anyway.

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

* Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable theater seat or have him lie down in the chase. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him.

* Arrange his remote and offer to dim the lights. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.

* Don’t ask him questions about his movie preference or question his judgement on sound quality. Remember, he is the master of the theater and as such will always exercise his own will with the remote. You have no right to question him.

* A good wife always has the theater room ready.

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Billm57

we can blame all that womans lib crap in the 60's for destroying this.....maybe in the next life huh?

RuSsMaN

Chuck, that was GREAT. Of course coming from you, I was expecting more of a 2ch oriented post, but still, good stuff....

A few things that make me happy that my mrs does when I arrive:

Fresh roll of TP by the throne

Latest Speaker Specialist, or Parts Express flyer on the back of the throne

My favorite pub glasses, clean, hand-buffed and stacked in the cabinet

Bowl of pretzels/peanuts/cheese and crackers on the counter

MY music on the whole-house rig (demonstrating she is not afraid of and understands how to use the gear above of all else) Bonus points if she spins vinyl

That's about all I have to say about that.

Cheers,
Russ Gump

Strong Bad

* Be a little **** (I don't suggest this one)

This could be quite interesting. Have her invite her best looking girlfriend over for a threesome. A little girl/girl action will make that hometheater a distant memory!


John

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I just didn't want to get too deep into the **** one. Russman, any female who can operate the system deserves special consideration! Hand buffing the glasses just goes too far, even for me! Once I find a female who knows which tubes to install depending on my mood and knows how to bias them properly, well... I may just have to tie a knot!!!
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