Gauracandra Posted July 7, 2001 Report Share Posted July 7, 2001 The following is something someone gave me at work. Its NOT a joke. It comes from a women's magazine from 1955. I suspect after reading this most men will be crying, and the women will be giving each other high fives The good wife’s guide From Housekeeping Monthly May 13, 1955 1. 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 prospects of a good meal (especially his favorite dish) is part of the warm welcome needed. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives. 5. Gather up schoolbooks, toys, paper, etc. and then run a dust cloth over the tables. 6. Over the cooler months of the year you should prepare and light a fire for him to unwind by. Your husband will be he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift too. After all, cater for his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction. 7. 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. 8. Be happy to see him. 9. Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. Don’t greet him with complaints and problems. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. Arrange his pillows and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice. 17. 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 not right to question him. 18. A good wife always knows her place. Now personally I didn't see anything controversial here Gauracandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted July 8, 2001 Report Share Posted July 8, 2001 Me neither! Where is she? Where can I find such a gem? If there's a warehouse full, I'll start with half a dozen. Just for openers. Traditional family = Vedik family Husband controls $, wife controls home ki jaya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atma Posted July 8, 2001 Report Share Posted July 8, 2001 After reading this with my Bengali friend, we agreed that both of us come from cultures where the man is the master of the house and very much the women do everything that is listed above. In my family, grandma, ma, sister and sisters and law never needed to go out to work. The man provides and the woman takes care of the house and kids. Unfortunately if the man is not a provider the women are compel to participate in the maintenance of the house and thus the duties mentioned above become unrealistic. The fact that women are earning makes them feel that duties at home should be shared. They also come home tired after dealing with work weary people and don't have energy to be pleasing anybody. Personally I don't agree with point 11 and 14. At least they should share the evenings together. In principle, all of the above works,I see it in my own family. They have marriages that last until death. The point here is that if you guys want your Sita you should be like Rama. Maybe the title of this post should be: " Once upon a time when men were men" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted July 10, 2001 Report Share Posted July 10, 2001 Concerning #11, in film "Goodfellas" Friday Night was for their girlfriends, Saturday Night was for their wives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 I'll be happy to meet with you if you can afford me, all that work deserves a good salary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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