Women: Look, listen and take heed!Follow

SO I am doing a reading at the wedding of the "Love of My Life" and her fiance. Which of course is a different story, that I have told before on this forum.

Anyways, I was doing a bit of research to try and find suitable readings that are appropriate for a religious wedding bearing in mind my lack of religious beliefs.

I found the perfect one!

Women: Look, Listen And Take Heed!
An extract possibly taken directly from a 1950s home economics text book titled The Good Wives Guide.

Author Unknown

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 prospect of a good meal (especially his favourite dish) 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 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. Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives. Gather up schoolbooks, toys, paper etc. and then run a dust cloth over the tables.

Over 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 too. After all, catering for his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction.

Prepare the children, take a few minutes to wash their 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.

Minimise all noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise from the washer, dryer, and vacuum. Try to encourage the children to be quiet. Be happy to see him.Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to see him.

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.

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.

Your goal. Try to make sure your home is a place of peace, order and tranquillity where your husband can renew himself in body and spirit. Don't greet him with complaints and problems. Don't complain if he's late for dinner or even if he stays out all night. Count this as minor compared to what he might have gone through that day.

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. Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low soothing and pleasant voice. Don't ask him questions about his actions or question his judgement or integrity.

Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him.

A good wife always knows her place.


Edited, Wed Mar 31 09:12:59 2004 by Patrician

Get in the kitchen and make me a fish sandwich *****!

And what exactly do you mean by that!

That's way too long. A real woman can rest up in 5.3 minutes.



But of course... I've always felt that way :puke:



Remember: he can't help himself, he needs that other woman! To help alleviate the stress of his day, of course...



I couldn't have said it better myself.


/gag /cough /ralf

Good damn thing I didn't live in the 50's!

Of course. I am all for 1950s family values. Now, why are you posting on the internet when you should be making your hubby a sammich.

Hehe yeah, it is an oldie, but a goodie.

Hehe, good one.

It's a good thing my husband doesn't read this forum or I'd have some 'splainin to do.

Oh, and is clearly a reminder to the ladies to periodically invite the hot neighbor lady over to provide a little girl on girl entertainment for their men.

There I go having to explain things again

Edited, Wed Mar 31 17:41:43 2004 by Yanari

Wow Pat, you've dug up a relic here.

Because we all know that the man is always right anyways.

See? We're not being selfish.

This one speaks for itself. Good stuff, Pat.


ROFL!

I share my little wisdom snippet with you and you insult me by calling me a guy?

I'm really hurt now!

Lol, Patrician giving heed to woman.

My how things have changed, it used to be the other way around!






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Bwahahahaha.