Taken from the May 13, 1955 issue of Housekeeping Monthly.

I urge all of you fellas to take this article home to your wives and have her study it REAL good. Post back here and let me know how she receives it.

The Good Wife's Guide

- 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 favorite 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 dustcloth 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 the children's 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. Minimize all noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or 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 please 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 tranquility 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 home 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 pleasing voice.

- Don't ask him questions about his actions or questions about his judgment or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always excercize his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him.

- A good wife always knows her place.

 

Real or fake, you decide:

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Of course most women would say that it's a fantasy of ours. A guy can hope, can't he?

 

Let her read it what are you or just dreaming that a woman today wouldn't say anything about this

 

I thought that was great. I took it home @ lunch and let my wife read it, Uh, does anyone have a room I can rent?

 

I showed this to the wife, and she did not say one thing about it, she just walked away saying nothing and making no noise at all. Hoss I think you got me into a mess for this night at least. I will let you all know if I survive the night. She has just came back and said to get off the computer, if you all never hear from me again please shoot Hoss in the head the next time you see him and never let your wife read anything he types. Goodbye for now, Hope and pray for me.. Goodluck,,Rick

 

I just showed this to my wife and for some reason she just could not see the humor in it. She saw the title and said she didn't want to read it. I even offered to read it to her, out loud, while she sat in the other room, to which she responded, "I don't think you want to do that.". She then went on to tell me that she could think of a few good things that should go in "The Good Husband's Guide". Can you believe the nerve of that woman?!?!?!

Obviously, she did not read those last few lines.

Luckily she doesn't know who that "Hoss" character really is....otherwise I'd be in BIG trouble for spreading such "nonsense".

 

No kidding. Mine read it, and informed me that obviously she wasn't a good wife, and had no intention of learning.

 

wow yes u would be in big trouble

 

Oh, how times have changed. & thank god for that.

 

remember Hoss

cement overcoat.

WE know who da boss is.

 

Luckily my husband knows better than to try that with me. I saw that article a few months before we got married and he just laughed when he read it and went "yeah right"

 

Hush up, woman. Your place is in the kitchen.

 

For the most part, my wife does that... I love proper souther women...

 

Uh, you're not a bridge salesman are you?

 

no, just lucky...