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 03/04/2008 10:30:10 AM · #1
This cracks me up. I bet some of you are gonna find this amusing.

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 03/04/2008 10:32:03 AM · #2
Sometimes it's hard to believe we even live on the same planet as the people who wrote and lived that.
 03/04/2008 10:37:09 AM · #3
My wife needs to take notes on this, she's been slacking!:)
 03/04/2008 10:43:31 AM · #4
I like the last line of "knowing my place" HAHAHAHAHA yeh right!
 03/04/2008 10:44:16 AM · #5
Haha, that's incredible!

I'd get a good arse-kicking if I ever suggested anything from that list!
 03/04/2008 10:45:48 AM · #6
some interesting commentary on this
 03/04/2008 10:47:40 AM · #7
What really cracks me up is the last line on paragraph 10 (bullet item 10)
Remember his topics of conversation are more important than yours.

03/04/2008 10:49:07 AM · #8
"Prepare the children."

LOL
 03/04/2008 10:59:35 AM · #9
Everything's pretty much chattel to be utilized for his comfort and entertainment, kids included. I wonder how well this reflected reality though. When comparing it to current articles, like "Ten steps to turning your husband into a super-stud," or, "Lose fifty pounds in three days by eating everything in sight," maybe it's a little idealized - for that time.
 03/04/2008 11:09:05 AM · #10
My fiancee promised me all that stuff if I ever made enough money to support her and she got to stay home all day. What do think the chances are that she is telling me the truth?
 03/04/2008 12:22:43 PM · #11
Originally posted by indianzfan:
My fiancee promised me all that stuff if I ever made enough money to support her and she got to stay home all day. What do think the chances are that she is telling me the truth?


Zero

R.
 03/04/2008 01:10:07 PM · #12
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by indianzfan:
My fiancee promised me all that stuff if I ever made enough money to support her and she got to stay home all day. What do think the chances are that she is telling me the truth?


Zero


zero? really? ok, so i doubt she'll follow these points to the letter, and you probably wouldn't want her to, honestly... but what if she does try? would it be quite as bad as some have scoffed?

bare in mind, none of it would work if indianzfan demands such attention and subservience. that would certainly make him less than a 'good husband'

but what is wrong with the idea of self sacrifice? of putting someone else above yourself? isn't this the golden rule? it's certainly the highest ideal in Christianity.

yes, yes... i think we can all agree that on whole, this list is a bit over the top... but the summary list distilled out in the snopes link provided by krnodil deserves a little more attention and respect, quite frankly (remember of course it's one side to the 'good marriage' coin... husbands have to give, as well as take)

really not trying to move this to rant... not advocating wifely subservience in anyway...

but rather, i'm asking this question: what would it look like if the basic ideas of self-sacrifice in marriage, from both sexes, were more common?
03/04/2008 01:22:49 PM · #13
Originally posted by kudzu:
i'm asking this question: what would it look like if the basic ideas of self-sacrifice in marriage, from both sexes, were more common?


I think it would be great if it WERE from both sides. I also think giving to one another is one part of a long lasting happy marriage. But that list was one-sided so that's where our comments came from.
 03/04/2008 01:51:58 PM · #14
Originally posted by kudzu:
but rather, i'm asking this question: what would it look like if the basic ideas of self-sacrifice in marriage, from both sexes, were more common?

It would look good. But it is one thing to advocate mutual self-sacrifice in order to make a relationship work for both parties, and quite another to suggest that the basic idea of the original article - that one party (children included) should be completely subservient to the selfishness of the other in order for that other to feel like some kind of medieval feudal lord -is at its core acceptable. It's not.
 03/04/2008 01:57:00 PM · #15
We do it that (the list) way at my house. Or at least I let my husband think that we do. hahah

Now, just hoping he doesn't look in and see what I've posted, or I'm busted.
 03/04/2008 01:58:26 PM · #16
Originally posted by karmat:
We do it that (the list) way at my house. Or at least I let my husband think that we do. hahah

Now, just hoping he doesn't look in and see what I've posted, or I'm busted.


BUSTED!!! BAD GIRL! BAD GIRL! WHATCHA GONNA DO?? WHATCH GONNA DO WHEN HE COMES FOR YOU!! :P

Ok, maybe the answer to that is a bit personal. Dont answer it if you wanna ;)
 03/04/2008 01:59:22 PM · #17
That ain't gunna happen in my household!
 03/04/2008 02:04:34 PM · #18
Originally posted by Judi:
That ain't gunna happen in my household!


oh please, we all know you just put up a front. Youre as bad as the Subservient Chicken
 03/04/2008 04:14:52 PM · #19
Originally posted by indianzfan:
My fiancee promised me all that stuff if I ever made enough money to support her and she got to stay home all day. What do think the chances are that she is telling me the truth?

It has worked out that way in my case -- my wife is about as close to that list as any 21st century woman can be. And before people call me chauvinistic, know that this is the way my wife wants her/our life to be (since I can very comfortably support the family on my income) but I am certainly not complaining. I literally don't have to lift a finger when I get home at night -- hell, she usually greets me with a beer and tells me to get comfy in the recliner. Then again, I work 10-12 hours a day (albeit at a relatively low-pressure job) and there are certain things I handle, like paying bills and mowing the lawn once a week. :-)
 03/04/2008 04:19:32 PM · #20
Originally posted by Creature:
Originally posted by indianzfan:
My fiancee promised me all that stuff if I ever made enough money to support her and she got to stay home all day. What do think the chances are that she is telling me the truth?

It has worked out that way in my case -- my wife is about as close to that list as any 21st century woman can be. And before people call me chauvinistic, know that this is the way my wife wants her/our life to be (since I can very comfortably support the family on my income) but I am certainly not complaining. I literally don't have to lift a finger when I get home at night -- hell, she usually greets me with a beer and tells me to get comfy in the recliner. Then again, I work 10-12 hours a day (albeit at a relatively low-pressure job) and there are certain things I handle, like paying bills and mowing the lawn once a week. :-)


I would worry about what my wife is doing when I am not home if she was acting like that :P (just teasing)
 03/04/2008 06:15:46 PM · #21
Originally posted by indianzfan:
My fiancee promised me all that stuff if I ever made enough money to support her and she got to stay home all day. What do think the chances are that she is telling me the truth?


I never promised it to my hubby, but after working my butt off for 12 years, now he's the sole provider and he gets whatever he wants. Luckily, so do i!
 03/04/2008 06:20:16 PM · #22
Well, whether that article is real or not, the page in the background of this is. The section is QUITE interesting reading! :)



Message edited by author 2008-03-04 18:20:47.
 03/05/2008 09:40:11 AM · #23
I totally agree with that.

Now I need to find me a wife..

"Be happy to see him"

Hm.. the whole list sure makes it difficult..
03/05/2008 05:48:23 PM · #24
Originally posted by JaimeVinas:
I would worry about what my wife is doing when I am not home if she was acting like that :P (just teasing)

LOL ... the stacks of shopping receipts and ridiculously clean house are all the reassurance I need! :-)
 03/06/2008 02:14:59 PM · #25
Originally posted by Creature:
Originally posted by JaimeVinas:
I would worry about what my wife is doing when I am not home if she was acting like that :P (just teasing)

LOL ... the stacks of shopping receipts and ridiculously clean house are all the reassurance I need! :-)


even better, i've got a 4yr old that likes to confess his own sins to me when i come home each day and would have no compunction about confessing his mother's... hehe


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