Isn't a wife's purpose to obey her husband?

Question

I hope you think so because I'm tired of all these feminists on here giving me this nonsense about male/female equality.

Answer 1

HELL, NO!!!! We were not put on this earth nor did we marry you to become your slave, so f*** you!!!!!!
Oh, and if you don't want someone's opinion, wise guy, then keep your mouth SHUT from now on!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

I don't think I can say much more than has already been said. I also think it's stupid for you to say only feminists think that a wife doesn't have to obey her husband. I am far from a feminist. I believe that a woman should be able to (but doesn't HAVE to) stay home with her children while her husband goes into the workforce to support the family. That is how I was raised and that is how I chose to raise my children. I don't "obey" my husband, though I bet his wishes I would sometimes. I respect my husband and his wished as he does me and mine. A marriage is a partnership not an ownership. I pray that you are saying this soley for a reaction and not as a true thought. Good luck with your enlightenment.

Answer 3

Even from a Christian standpoint....the woman IS the mans equal but with different skills, strengths and needs. After all Adam had to give up a rib for her. I suspect it wast the rib that sits directly over the heart; making it vulnerable and open but also stronger BECAUSE the rib was missing.

I DEFER to my husband as he does me...he is my King and to him...I am his Queen.

So, if you are frustrated and angry because you need to be in what you think is total control, then you will be a very unhappy man with a ghost of a person for a wife. Read Psalms 31 "The Virtuous Woman" SHE is NOT her husbands whipping boy or slave; emotionally or otherwise.

God help you and her both sir.

Answer 4

im sorry but honestly we arent cavemen, ur wife took the same vows u did and do u obey urs? if she asks im sure its reasonable and easy to do! im married also and ive never told my husband he better obey me and he has never done me that way either and hes 38 and im 22 we are both mature adults and dont command each other around why bc we will ask each other to do reasonable things and say plz at the end of it we dont demand each other to do anything and honestly if ur married i dont see how bc we werent here to be ur slaves and im not a feminist men that werent brought up in that time with a beat up dad would tell u that u treat ur lady with respect and loyalty and she will do the same for u as well.

Answer 5

OH HELL NO! i never said the word obey at any point in my wedding ceremony. That was the one thing we left out of the traditional ceremony. Men and women are equals in today society. HELLO KNOCK KNOCK this is 2006 not 1706! Wake up and smell the coffee! The day my husband thinks he can order me around like im a peice of property or a slave is the day he finds himself with a black eye and on his rear out the door. That goes for any man! Im his wife and the mother to our child, im not his slave his housekeeper or his property i have the same rights and privledges as any man in the United States. Ill be damned if im gonna obey any man.

Answer 6

well that went out in the caveman days.
you dont have to obey him as far as it dosent turn into a controling issue. if it does u need to question it as far as counceling or test him like if he xpects dinner at a certain time, doing his wash when told. you get my drift. it will turn into u loosing your self esteme if it already hasent.
u need to tell him rite out. slavery went out with pres lincoln and there are laws against to much and a fine line on the obeying subject. and the person above that is soooooooooo wrong in what he wrote needs a little schooling.
evidently he has some issues also.
a woman is a human being.
he has to understand that if there wasnt any women he wouldnt be here.
or maybe he shouldnt me married at all. the is nothing wrong with being a feminest. they have feelings also. the person above should keep there mouth shut.. see in this day and age it works both ways.

Answer 7

But there is equality between man and woman, what is one job that women cant have? What is one thing that women cant do? And no a woman should obey her husband but its not her purpose. Her purpose is to have children and to raise them in a good home.

Answer 8

I have been married 38 yrs. and never has it been a question of either of us "obeying" the other. I think that line of thinking is B.S. and has no place in marriage,,,I am male and my wife IS my equal in every way.. the only people i am aware of who subscribe to this "wife obeying husband" business are certain fundamental christians, polygymous ( and maybe monagamous ) mormons, muslims , and other religious groups..It don't fly with me...

Answer 9

Boy you 'bout to get a beat down. A wife is a complement to her husband. Her sole purpose is not to obey her husband. He ought to respect his wife and cherish his wife... Not treat her like a mindless, heartless, unfeeling human being. All his actions and treatment towards her should be guided by LOVE, not dictatorship.

Answer 10

a wife's purpose is not to obey her husband but to honor him. but you must honor her before you can ask anything of her. you must love and cherish her because she is one of your greatest treasures and should be respected. chivalry doesn't have to be dead because you think she should be at your beck and call. try cooking dinner one night and bring her a dozen or so roses, could very well go a long way, wont hurt you to do a little laundry either work with her not against her.

Answer 11

I hope you are joking. Obey? When it was included in our oath of marriage, I had the word respect used instead. Marriage is a loving and respectable relationship between two people who become life partners. A proper husband would take care of his wife as he wished her to take care of him. It's not about sexism or feminism, it is just barbaric to feel otherwise. We are talking about people here, not animals. Why be so inhumane?