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 be thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they get home and the prospect of a good meal 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 happy 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. Run a dustcloth over the tables.
During 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
2007-03-18 20:27:57 · 18 answers · asked by Bear_Polaroid 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
Does this article anger you I found it on the net and at first I was interested because it was an old article rewritten but then I thought about something this works in marriages and if you can see that the man and woman do these things (a little different depending on gender perhaps) there would be less divorce the underlining context here is a respect for the other and a want to be more than a person they come home to but becoming a person and place they enjoy coming home to and maybe become reluctant to leave. again remember both parties in a marriage can do some of these or similar things to these for each other.
2007-03-18 20:32:47 · update #1
ok please read the second half before you all start spouting off how chauvinistic it is I am asking is this a good way for each other to treat each other not just the woman to the man it is amazing how many got so mad but only read the first half not the complete second half I am saying both can do this males and females
2007-03-18 21:51:46 · update #2
ok, i read from top to bottom, even your added notes and yes, it's good tips i could do occasionally when i'm in a loving mood :) i am going to be a housewife in two years...
good to know so that i can take care of my husband-to-be :D of course he will help around if i need help and he should help around out of goodwill too! interesting question and interesting answers you received... :P
btw, i'm a female... was getting a little worked up at the start, but brought a smile at the end... starred you because i can refer to it when i want to be romantic for my husband-to-be...
2007-03-18 22:34:04 · answer #1 · answered by wat_more_can_i_say? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds a bit chauvinistic to me. It talks only about how the wife should do this or do that for the husband. Women bring home the bacon too now and some work twice as hard for it. Men should take in concideration that even if she is a homeworker she gets tired too. He should make her feel good so that she would want him to come. Some flowers once in a while, a nice dinner out, a movie, A break from the house and the kids.
2007-03-19 04:02:58 · answer #2 · answered by Countrygirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why this post would bother anyone I have no idea. That was the way things were back in the day and still are today but just a little different. I cook but he does dishes. I hate taking out the trash so he takes care of it. He hates dusting so I take care of it. Every healthy relationship has give and take and as long as both people in the relationship are happy that is all that matters! So for the people that get all bent out of shape about the first part of the post I ask you how would you feel if someone had done all that for you?
2007-03-19 03:59:18 · answer #3 · answered by hi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know you're not being chauvenist and I get your point. I also agree that it would be good for husbands and wives to have more time to take care of each other, but the reality is very different. The above statement indicates the relationship came first in people's lives back then. Now it's all **** about face - work comes first for most people, for both men and women. That is a shame, I reckon there'd be a lot less divorce if we all had more time to invest into our relationships other than working.
2007-03-19 06:48:38 · answer #4 · answered by Vanessa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey now, my house looks lived in, i dont plan dinners a day or 2 ahead of time, i look frumpy when my husband comes home from work and guess what?? I am a good wife... why?? bc im there for him, i dont put him down, i dont make fun of him and i dont have him on a 3 foot leash in the front yard. I dont call him every 30 seconds on his cellphone to know where he is at. This is what his last wife put him thru for 14 years until he met me. 9 months after meeting, 1 month after his divorce we were married and he wouldnt trade me in for anything even on my frumpiest days.. he loves me for who i am, not how clean the house is or what he has for dinner..I am.. and I admit I am NOT the perfect houskeeper or cook.. I dont like to do either one but i keep it up, but not to profection.. yeah my house isnt perfect.. but to my husband.. I AM!!
But your post was nice, a little bit of Martha Stewart and (that other housewife from the '50's or 60's tv show)just cant think of her name..
2007-03-19 03:42:39 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe you meant it good, but then things today are different and women being equally knowledgeable and working outside their homes such acts of love may be impossible. All that needs to be done is for the partners is to truly love and respect each other( in ways that suit the current world)........easily said than done eh....
2007-03-19 04:47:46 · answer #6 · answered by sah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Copy and paste, much? We've all seen this before.
And a tip to the wise. Wife goes to work now, too, so maybe y'all could clean up a little sometimes. I don't know why y'all think you're exempt from housework...
2007-03-19 03:31:14 · answer #7 · answered by Miranda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The article does not upset me and is written for 100% housewives. This article has no bearing on working women.
2007-03-19 03:35:53 · answer #8 · answered by AdultMale 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Welcome to 2007. What you are suggesting is not only unrealistic, it is extremely sexist and pig-headed. While we are being completely unrealistic, are you going to work two or more jobs to support all of this? Get a grip! This is not the 1950's!
2007-03-19 03:36:14 · answer #9 · answered by kc_warpaint 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont see the question, but if that whole story is what you do and wanna know if you a good wife then guess yeah, but with fire comes plenty sex, he'll love you even more, dudes are romantic but only around their ladies
2007-03-19 03:33:27 · answer #10 · answered by king of spain 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋