Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. -Max Ehrmann, Desiderata

porn for husbands and wives

May 27, 2008

Ok. Men and women are different. Husbands and wives are different. So totally different. And what I am about to say is not new. In fact, it’s old, very old. You women just forget.

When you want your man to maybe do the laundry, the dishes, cleaning, cooking, etc., just ask.

Don’t imply.

Don’t hint.

Just say it.

No need to sugarcoat  it. No need to nag. And no crying! We will be happy to do it for you. You know, coz we love you! Gone are days when husbands are limited to handling cash to wives and ruffling the kid’s hair. We are doing and contributing more. I don’t know if it’s for the good or the bad, at least we are putting ourselves out there, doing and trying our best. I do believe that whatever is worth doing is worth doing right.

According to the Huffington Post (got the link from Backpacking Dad), the average dad has gradually been getting better about picking himself up off the sofa and pitching in. For the guys, here are some things from the Huffington Post that would surely make up for it.

Joshua Coleman, a San Francisco-area psychologist and author of “The Lazy Husband: How to Get Men to Do More Parenting and Housework,” said equitable sharing of housework can lead to a happier marriage and more frequent sex.

If a guy does housework, it looks to the woman like he really cares about her—he’s not treating her like a servant,” said Coleman. “And if a woman feels stressed out because the house is a mess and the guy’s sitting on the couch while she’s vacuuming, that’s not going to put her in the mood.”

“There’s a generational shift that’s quite strong,” she said. “The younger set of dads have their own expectations about themselves as to being helpful and participatory. They haven’t quite gotten to equality in any sense that a women would say, ‘Wow, that’s equal,’ but they’ve gotten so much farther down the road.”

oOo 

My sister-in-law said, the key to a good marriage is communication. Did I mention that she is just 17 years old. Yup! Pretty wise eh?!

As newlyweds, the wife and I have to make a lot of adjustments. Like most couples, we agree and disagree on all things. What is important is you hear each other’s opinion. But ultimately, I (or rather we) think that it is the husband that should decide. He is the head of the family. He should be responsible for all things. But that does not mean that his opinion is the only opinion. He has to discuss things with his wife, talk about their views and takes, and ultimately decide which will be good for them. A tough job if you ask me.

But overall, for the guys, keep the wife happy, even if this includes doing chores or tagging along while she does her shopping. I just wish more shops have seats for husbands. Women take forever to shop!

Happy wife = happy life.

Posted by thehusbandspeaks at 8:14 am | permalink

Previous Comments

“But ultimately, I (or rather we) think that it is the husband that should decide. He is the head of the family. He should be responsible for all things.”

How quaint.

Posted by thepseudoshrink at May 29, 2008, 12:07 am

How quaint.

–i knew you’d be the first to react on this. :-) i just didn’t foresee that i’ll have to type “define: quaint” in another browser before making this comment. wait, i think i somehow anticipated that.. hehehe.

Posted by eks at May 29, 2008, 6:10 am

I expected as much. Imagine the wife’s reaction when she read it, she said:”So, are you trying to convince yourself that you are in charge?!”

Posted by thehusbandspeaks at May 29, 2008, 6:15 am

Reminds me of oe of my favorite articles by Dave Barry. Found it here: http://homepage.eircom.net/%257Eodyssey/Quotes/Modern_World/Dbr.html . Promise, you’ll find it hilarious.

Posted by Tricia at May 29, 2008, 2:58 pm

hi, permission to add your site to my links. nice one here, u give me ideas on what my hubby thinks and feels, he’s such a sweetie, but a very quiet person.

Posted by sheng at June 5, 2008, 4:49 pm

Tricia: That was really funny, and so totally true!

sheng: I sure hope I could live up to the challenge. Just ignore me when I blabber and don’t make sense, which actually happens a lot.

Posted by thehusbandspeaks at June 7, 2008, 9:36 am

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