I was talking with my ....friend the other day. And he was complimenting my other friend Ileane's behavior. To be fair to Ileane she is not a Stepford wife, but almost as close as you can come to it. She always agrees with what her husband says 100% of the time as far as I can tell and seems to never have an opinion of her own. My friends comment about Ileane bothered me so much that I had to talk to Ileane about why she acted this way. She said it was better to keep the peace. But she confided in me that she feels sick from biting her tongue sometimes. Is this really what men want? Just wondering what you guys thought about it.
2007-01-16 23:26:52 · 6 answers · asked by waltinaw74 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Jacky see Free's answer.
2007-01-17 00:08:47 · update #1
Summary of the movie/book:
The Stepford Wives is the name of a 1972 novel by Ira Levin, as well as two movies of the same name based upon the novel, the first released in 1975, with a remake of the film released in 2004. Edgar J. Scherick produced the 1975 version (as well as all the sequels) and was posthumously credited as producer in the 2004 remake.
The premise involves the male inhabitants of the fictional town of Stepford, Connecticut, who all have eager-to-please, overly-submissive, and impossibly beautiful wives. The protagonist is Joanna Eberhart, a new arrival to Stepford from New York City with her husband and children, eager to start a new life. As time goes on, she becomes increasingly puzzled by the zombie-like Stepford wives, especially when she begins to see her once independent-minded friends turn into mindless, docile housewives overnight. By the end of the story, Joanna becomes convinced the wives of Stepford are actually look-alike gynoids. She confronts her former best friend Bobbie Markowitz, trying to learn the truth. This effort evidently fails, and in the story's epilogue Joanna has become another Stepford wife shopping in the local supermarket, while the female half of the first black family to move to the town appears to be on track to become the conspiracy's next victim.
I saw the 2004 movie with my husband. While I could still learn from some of the things they did, and I've come a long way as a wife since then, I still do not want to be one. My husband wouldn't know what to do with himself.
Yes, there are times I agree with my husband, do what he wants, etc. because it is easier to keep the peace. However, I'm not a "yes man" kind of wife. I do have my own mind and I'm not afraid to use it. Personally, I think having a Stepford wife would be boring-- Always knowing what to expect, the days being almost similar, etc. That's not marriage. That wouldn't even be any fun.
2007-01-16 23:59:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
All of us, and I asked all the men who are not in the Western world and they want one too. Why do you ask? Do you know where we can get some?
2007-01-17 00:44:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes I think about it.
I have to give credit to my wife for what I am today because she didn't agree with everything I thought.
2007-01-16 23:37:17 · answer #3 · answered by Red 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As long as she is the devil in bed.
2007-01-16 23:34:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
who is stepford and why anybody wants to be as his wife? could u please enlighten me.
2007-01-16 23:30:45 · answer #5 · answered by jacky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not real men.....
2007-01-16 23:33:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋