My man should take a couple of breaths before entering the home so that he is pleasant when arrives and calmly and quietly places any extra funds from his pockets on the desk.
He should then take a couple of minutes to freshen up for me.
He should arrive with pizza or some other item for dinner unless he is prepared to make from scratch upon arrival.
He should always make sure he brings in alcohol for us or the fridge is properly stocked.
He should immediately kiss me and take me upstairs to make love before dinner and then possibly after dinner depending how big of a dinner it was.
So what’s wrong with being like June Cleaver? She followed these rules and Ward was a happy camper. Wally and Beaver were too. I was around then and people were a lot happier even though they suffered through World War 2.
OMG—–ARE YOU SERIOUS!!!!!! I WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO LIVE IN THAT ERA….I DONT LIKE MY HUSBAND THAT WELL NOW!!!!! I WOULD NEVER FLUFF HIS PILLOW FOR HIM OR TAKE HIS SHOES OFF. THANK GOD WOMEN GREW SOME BALLS BEFORE I WAS BORN
This was read at my wedding! I am a mechanic by trade so being the perfect house wife seemed funny.
Actually, I feel like a small failure everyday. I don’t wear make up, the kids are never quiet and I only bake once a month. My husband is a better cook than me so he makes dinner when he gets home from work.. sigh. Maybe I need to go and get a twin set and a big skirt. Bloody Mrs. Cleaver!!
LOL! Being a little gay for your husband would by default be a bit more interesting I think!
Gay at that time meant cheerful or happy, I don’t know when gay started to mean the other thing though. Is there also a “Good Husband Guide”? Maybe us modern men could learn something from the old days.
“A good wife always knows her place”
Yeah, right next to her husband like the equal she is!
I love my husband and I can be a doting wife to him when *I* feel like it, but I’ll be dammed if he ever expects me to act that way. I love him, I treat him well, I cook and clean, bake cookies, knit, buy his beer and keep him happy. And he keeps me happy in return, and never, ever *expects* me to do something for him.
I went to a wedding recently where the bride and groom were a part of the iglesia de cristo, – Church of Christ (Filipino). During the priest’s speech, he said similar things to this that blew me away. Something along the line of a good wife’s job is to support her husband, no matter if she is right, the husband is always right, etc..etc.. Her job solely is to serve her husband…etc..etc…
They didn’t even allow the males and females to sit on the same side of the pews in the church…
Hmmm…the good old days…some might call it that..my grandmom actually lived by that code until she hit 75 and then left my granddad coz she was sick and tired of those rules…I’m just glad I live and breath in a generation where the real thoughts of women can be written down and be heard.
Sexism may not be that apparent in the western countries but where I come from, during religious gatherings, the men and women are always segragated. The men will eat first, and then the women. It’s only like that at religious gatherings, though, thank God. 😛
I am all for feminism but whenever I speak my mind here, I get ‘the look’ from all the old timers. The religious men are the ones who are more likely to be like that; women have no say and if a daughter speaks her mind, they look at the parents and think that they must have not raised her right.
i have articles like this pasted in a notebook in case i need to go to it for a refrence on a situation, i 20 years old and im not ashamed to say that i follow theses steps i think every women should… a womens place is in the kitchen, or the laundry room, grocerie shopping, ect ect…. i think women who think otherwise are horriable or just plain lazy
Brittany- You’re an embarrassment to women. In fact, If I ever met you I’d probably laugh in your face. You need to wake up from your Holly Housewife nightmare.
And for your information, I’m anything BUT lazy. I have a loong list of things I do; but prancing around in an apron making apple pies and washing my husband’s underwear are sure as hell NOT on there. You must’ve been raised by some weak woman who never worked a day in her life and spent every minute washing socks and doing needlepoint…Sounds like you need a life, sweetie. <– This goes for that Jody chick as well.
My “place” as a WOMAN is anywhere I want it to be!!! If I don’t feel like cooking, guess where my husband walks his ass? RIGHT INTO THE KITCHEN. We treat each other as equals. We both pull our own weight in this house. I give as well as I receive. My husband doesn’t EXPECT to be pampered, but he knows if he does it for me, I’ll definitely reciprocate.
I do NOT need my husband. I want him. I married for companionship and love. Not for security and protection. AND my man does NOT handle our money. I DO. If I want something, I get it myself. I don’t ask permission. No woman needs a man to survive. I sure as HELL don’t.
To all the men posting comments on here about women needing to act like this: Shut your sexist mouths. You need to get back to reality. Women are your EQUAL. Get over it. Don’t like it? Be gay!
Ah yes, then a woman who kept the house, cooked, did the laundry, gathered the eggs, fed the chickens, maybe a pig or steer too, had children that were clean and did well in school, a happy husband who made enough to support the family, and kept herself looking well was a success. Now women compete with men for jobs, kids are failing in school & are cared for by nannys, dinners are for holidays only, and time is spent with the shrink. I notice the makeup is still popular as are heels and flattering clothes. Great improvement!!!!!!!!!!!
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What cave did you pull this from?
In 2009 this article should be reversed.
My man should take a couple of breaths before entering the home so that he is pleasant when arrives and calmly and quietly places any extra funds from his pockets on the desk.
He should then take a couple of minutes to freshen up for me.
He should arrive with pizza or some other item for dinner unless he is prepared to make from scratch upon arrival.
He should always make sure he brings in alcohol for us or the fridge is properly stocked.
He should immediately kiss me and take me upstairs to make love before dinner and then possibly after dinner depending how big of a dinner it was.
My how far we’ve come.
yeah,,, in a box under the bed……..
Ahhh…the good ole days.
Thank god i wasn’t born then, I would have been a shitty house wife! lol
So what’s wrong with being like June Cleaver? She followed these rules and Ward was a happy camper. Wally and Beaver were too. I was around then and people were a lot happier even though they suffered through World War 2.
“his topics of conversations are more important than yours…” HAHAHAHAHAH
this whole thing is so retarded!
Debby – Wow! I would be bringing home some reeeeeeeeally biiiiiiiig dinners!!!
OMG—–ARE YOU SERIOUS!!!!!! I WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO LIVE IN THAT ERA….I DONT LIKE MY HUSBAND THAT WELL NOW!!!!! I WOULD NEVER FLUFF HIS PILLOW FOR HIM OR TAKE HIS SHOES OFF. THANK GOD WOMEN GREW SOME BALLS BEFORE I WAS BORN
“Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him.” ???
//I was around then and people were a lot happier even though they suffered through World War 2.//
I presume you are a white male? Did you know many blacks or gays then, Lumpy? Think they were “happier back then”?
“Back then” may have been happier for white male Judeo-Christians, but I imagine most others are glad we are living in “now.”
This was read at my wedding! I am a mechanic by trade so being the perfect house wife seemed funny.
Actually, I feel like a small failure everyday. I don’t wear make up, the kids are never quiet and I only bake once a month. My husband is a better cook than me so he makes dinner when he gets home from work.. sigh. Maybe I need to go and get a twin set and a big skirt. Bloody Mrs. Cleaver!!
LOL! Being a little gay for your husband would by default be a bit more interesting I think!
Heh, and they call themselves the “greatest generation”.
More like the greatest time guys ever had.
“You have no right to question him.”
Good God Almighty, servitude of the highest order!
I’m going to save this for the next time someone accuses me of chauvinist thinking.
You mean not every couple follows this list? Looks reasonable to me. Please don’t let my wife see my comment!
NFL…(not fuc*n likely)
Aaahahahaha! And all in HEELS, ladies!
Heels and Steel Toe. We Can DO All 🙂
Gay at that time meant cheerful or happy, I don’t know when gay started to mean the other thing though. Is there also a “Good Husband Guide”? Maybe us modern men could learn something from the old days.
I swear I’m going to start a school for training housewives!
I’ll use this article as a good start for the course!
MEN…. Are you with me?
Jody – Where do we send the checks?
Is that list even real? Please let it be fake.
“A good wife always knows her place”
Yeah, right next to her husband like the equal she is!
I love my husband and I can be a doting wife to him when *I* feel like it, but I’ll be dammed if he ever expects me to act that way. I love him, I treat him well, I cook and clean, bake cookies, knit, buy his beer and keep him happy. And he keeps me happy in return, and never, ever *expects* me to do something for him.
*sigh
To all women posting comments: Get back in the kitchen, the man of the house will be home soon.
I went to a wedding recently where the bride and groom were a part of the iglesia de cristo, – Church of Christ (Filipino). During the priest’s speech, he said similar things to this that blew me away. Something along the line of a good wife’s job is to support her husband, no matter if she is right, the husband is always right, etc..etc.. Her job solely is to serve her husband…etc..etc…
They didn’t even allow the males and females to sit on the same side of the pews in the church…
Wow, until now, I didn’t realize there were that many women readers of B&P. I mean, I knew there were, but this post really got them to become vocal…
Here’s the punchline: in 50 more years advice that is being published today will sound just as crazy to them.
Jody,
Let us know how that works with the missus.
Mike,
You are one brave man, my friend!
Haha first time I saw this was in Sex Ed
It’s fake, or at least highly dubious:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Wife%27s_Guide
we will not get back into the kitchen unless we are given muproper orgasms.
Hmmm…the good old days…some might call it that..my grandmom actually lived by that code until she hit 75 and then left my granddad coz she was sick and tired of those rules…I’m just glad I live and breath in a generation where the real thoughts of women can be written down and be heard.
Sexism may not be that apparent in the western countries but where I come from, during religious gatherings, the men and women are always segragated. The men will eat first, and then the women. It’s only like that at religious gatherings, though, thank God. 😛
I am all for feminism but whenever I speak my mind here, I get ‘the look’ from all the old timers. The religious men are the ones who are more likely to be like that; women have no say and if a daughter speaks her mind, they look at the parents and think that they must have not raised her right.
It’s like we’re still living in the 50’s. Sad.
i have articles like this pasted in a notebook in case i need to go to it for a refrence on a situation, i 20 years old and im not ashamed to say that i follow theses steps i think every women should… a womens place is in the kitchen, or the laundry room, grocerie shopping, ect ect…. i think women who think otherwise are horriable or just plain lazy
Okay, first off :
Brittany- You’re an embarrassment to women. In fact, If I ever met you I’d probably laugh in your face. You need to wake up from your Holly Housewife nightmare.
And for your information, I’m anything BUT lazy. I have a loong list of things I do; but prancing around in an apron making apple pies and washing my husband’s underwear are sure as hell NOT on there. You must’ve been raised by some weak woman who never worked a day in her life and spent every minute washing socks and doing needlepoint…Sounds like you need a life, sweetie. <– This goes for that Jody chick as well.
My “place” as a WOMAN is anywhere I want it to be!!! If I don’t feel like cooking, guess where my husband walks his ass? RIGHT INTO THE KITCHEN. We treat each other as equals. We both pull our own weight in this house. I give as well as I receive. My husband doesn’t EXPECT to be pampered, but he knows if he does it for me, I’ll definitely reciprocate.
I do NOT need my husband. I want him. I married for companionship and love. Not for security and protection. AND my man does NOT handle our money. I DO. If I want something, I get it myself. I don’t ask permission. No woman needs a man to survive. I sure as HELL don’t.
To all the men posting comments on here about women needing to act like this: Shut your sexist mouths. You need to get back to reality. Women are your EQUAL. Get over it. Don’t like it? Be gay!
Grace, Right on! You go girl! More power to ya! But, I think you’re missing the point. These people are making jokes about the article.
Ah yes, then a woman who kept the house, cooked, did the laundry, gathered the eggs, fed the chickens, maybe a pig or steer too, had children that were clean and did well in school, a happy husband who made enough to support the family, and kept herself looking well was a success. Now women compete with men for jobs, kids are failing in school & are cared for by nannys, dinners are for holidays only, and time is spent with the shrink. I notice the makeup is still popular as are heels and flattering clothes. Great improvement!!!!!!!!!!!
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