Do you believe the man should be head of the house in a marriage?

Answer 1

Yes but not in a dictator type of way. That doesn't mean the wife can't have any say. He should lead but they make decisions and take care of things together. They help each other. A big part of leading is taking care of his wife and children.

Answer 2

Married twice. My first wife insisted that the man was the head of the house. It took quite a few years to find out why. She never had the burden of making any of the decisions, but she could sure complain about the decisions I had to make.

My second marriage is the partnership I always understood a marriage to be. Usually something is more important to one of us than the other, and we defer to the one who's more adamant about it. If it's important to both of us, but we don't agree on it, then that's when it comes to making an agreement on the issue. More work, but fewer hurt feelings. And we just had our 18th anniversary last summer.

So, no, I don't believe the man should be the head of the house. She's my wife, not my daughter, and I don't feel like playing Daddy.

Answer 3

The man should be man of the house in a
marriage as he should be the protector of
the family and since he has a wife he should
respect her, love her, support her, and commit
his responsibilities to her, which in turn does
not allow him to be head of the house.

Answer 4

This should be an interesting question. The bottom line now a days. A relationship is a joint commitment. But usually someone in a relationship is better at finances, organization. Yeah it used to be the man brought in the money, worked and the wife stayed home. Now both parents work, both parents raise the children, and both parents have some say in the finances. The times have changed.......like it or not

Answer 5

I think both partners should work together and both make any decisions that need making in the house. This will give both a better relationship and both will be happy. Money should not be an issue here, unless one of them is just there to use the other's money and live off of it, then the one paying for it all should decide! But that would not be a true relationship! Now would it?

Answer 6

Good question. We are tought to need a man on top marriage. This "looks" more manish for men and give women the space to always have a "dad" to take care of them. But I just feel in the long run this role playing is tiredsome for both. You grow older and do not care who is on top, as long it works for both of you. It may even be woman now on top, man after on top, who cares? Really, who cares? The only thing that matters is always finding an agreement they can both live with. Whos cares who had the idea and who followed it?

Answer 7

I think that it should be dual partnership there are some things that a man can do that women cannot for the obvious biological reasons whether that makeshim head of the household or not is open to everyones individual opinions and perspectives.

Answer 8

No, I think marriage is a partnership with no one being head of the house. You run it as a partnership working out everything together.

Answer 9

NO! If a man has to be in control that's wrong. Marriage is a two way street! Scarifies and compromises from both partners.You become one the day you say I DO. U have husband and wife time as well as alone time.Control is a bad omen

Answer 10

I feel that husband and wife should work together. Me and my husband work together on everything and we have been together for 10 wounderfull years. It should be on what each other feels about things and work from there on what would work best for each other. I feel as for something that the man should be the head but yet again he should consider on how is wife feels on things to.

Answer 11

Culturally and traditionally and constitutionally it must be the father to be the "head of the family" not unless you change these practice.

If you change the world how it revolves then be the head of your the family.