HOW TO BE A GOOD WIFE The following is excerpted from a 1950's high school home-economics textbook.
Have dinner ready: Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal -- on time. 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 are part of the warm welcome needed.
Prepare yourself: Take 15 minutes to rest so that you'll be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your makeup, 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. His boring day may need a lift.
Clear away the clutter: Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives, gathering up school books, toys, paper, etc. Then run a dust cloth over the tables. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift too.
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, dishwasher, or vacuum. Try to encourage the children to be quiet. Be happy to see him. Greet him with a warm smile and be glad to see him.
Some don'ts: Don't greet him with problems or complaints. Don't complain if he's late for dinner. Count this as minor compared with what he might have gone through that day. Make him comfortable. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him. Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soft, soothing and pleasant voice. Allow him to relax and unwind.
Listen to him: You may have a dozen things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first.
Make the evening his: Never complain if he does not take you out to dinner or to other places of entertainment. Instead, try to understand his world of strain and pressure, his need to be home and relax.
The goal: Try to make your home a place of peace and order where your husband can renew himself in body and spirit.
I aggree with all you say here. And it is so annoying when men our own age go chasing after the younger women and the young guys are chasing after the older women.
I was curious and looked at your profile and I have to say you look amazing
You are so out of order. You have no idea what therse people's lives are like and yet you make such a statement. why are they not given anywhere to live.
Really happy for you and long may it last. It is not surprising that you met someone special because you are such a happy upbeat woman. Good luck and I hope you won't be thinking of leaving us now
That's just the best. and you certainly deserve to be in love and to be happy. I wish you both more than i would wish for myself. Everything comes to those who wait and the best is worth waiting for.
a lot of people who are on the streets are homeless. Yes it is true that quite a few have problems with drugs and or alcohol. when I see people who quite clearly live on the streets, yes i give them some money, although what i give is hardly worth talking about. There is a number of reasons why a person can become homeless apart drugs or alcohol. Marriage breakdown, job loss, physical or mental illness. I can't imagine what it must be like to have no home.
The programme is on channel 4 about Lady Diana. I am emotional looking at it and it is bringing it all back again, the shock and disbelief. What a loss her death was to you all. I expect everyone remembers where they were when they heard the news and I don't know anyone who did not shed a tear for her and her children Another lovely person who was taken way before her time. Sometimes it's just not fair.
RE: Men's Rules (For women)
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