Discuss: the Good Wife's Guide Part 1

[boxtops]

I will sit back and await comment: this is Part 1 (it won't all fit on one post). This was from a 1950s magaxine.

THE GOOD WIFE'S GUIDE:


• Have dinner ready when your husband returns from work. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready, on time. 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 he needs.

• 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 duster 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.

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[lardhelmet]

Sounds about right...........

[poodicat]

boxtops isnt this a article for women in the fifties have seen this before!

[askyourgran]

That is the reason I have been married for 50 years, I have disappeared up my a@rs@ doing this every day. I lie of course.

Please do't bother with Part II boxy, it's made me feel queasy.

[boxtops]

yes poodi it is, just shows how much things have changed!

[poodicat]

askyourgran tell us your routine lol

[glasman]

Does Part 2 mention a shag after having eaten the 'delicious meal' ?

[boxtops]

No glasman, but part 4 does - look for the thread called "boxtops, you forgot...."