tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25565475.post9191055311491932000..comments2023-07-17T03:12:45.102-06:00Comments on The World According to the Little Fish: Friday Flashback: "The Good Wife"Minahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06423063117601255723noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25565475.post-14742275431004882122009-03-11T07:00:00.000-06:002009-03-11T07:00:00.000-06:00I've had this forwarded to my e-mails before...act...I've had this forwarded to my e-mails before...actually I think my husband sent it to me as a joke!<BR/><BR/>Respect is a two way street....no one can expect to get something out of what they don't contribute to!<BR/><BR/>great post...I love your thoughts!kado!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06376884479035290738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25565475.post-28648532948684223852009-03-10T16:45:00.000-06:002009-03-10T16:45:00.000-06:00I've seen that list before, too, and it is a total...I've seen that list before, too, and it is a total crackup! Oh how I would have failed miserably as a good ole housewife living back then! BTW, I like your new header and pictures! Suhweeet!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071466392412822366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25565475.post-4711419935732659872009-03-09T11:49:00.000-06:002009-03-09T11:49:00.000-06:00Amen! Great comments on that fun list. Although li...Amen! Great comments on that fun list. Although life has changed a lot since that list was written, not all of the changes are for the better (or the worse). Hopefully we can take the best of both worlds to make our marriages stronger.Rebecca Irvinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156262858446400612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25565475.post-22043450790091158022009-03-06T19:55:00.000-07:002009-03-06T19:55:00.000-07:00I'm almost a 50's wife. I cook dinner every night...I'm almost a 50's wife. I cook dinner every night and sometime I remember to put lipstick on.<BR/><BR/>But he irons his own shirts.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827203064094653293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25565475.post-20335357504527837842009-03-06T13:54:00.000-07:002009-03-06T13:54:00.000-07:00I truly think there were men out there would who h...I truly think there were men out there would who have agreed with every word of that list, in which case, for the wives of those men, it would have been a great list. Thank goodness men have changed!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660156433881882098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25565475.post-42685157052599032972009-03-06T12:36:00.000-07:002009-03-06T12:36:00.000-07:00Love your new header picture!And I found this book...Love your new header picture!<BR/><BR/>And I found this book from the 50s that I bought all about how to be a man. Hilarious!!Kristina P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16144488639100871226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25565475.post-15150080146747371602009-03-06T11:12:00.000-07:002009-03-06T11:12:00.000-07:00Great post! Can you believe how times have change...Great post! Can you believe how times have changed??? Some ways good, some ways - not so good.mCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16252684152629825538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25565475.post-45912412364060802902009-03-06T10:43:00.000-07:002009-03-06T10:43:00.000-07:00Great post! I get frustrated when people say that...Great post! I get frustrated when people say that looking nice for your husband or meeting him at the door with a kiss means that women are oppressed. Um, no. It just means we love and respect our husbands.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270661693698065581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25565475.post-81912875971161990882009-03-06T10:07:00.000-07:002009-03-06T10:07:00.000-07:00It's sad that a lot of women bridle at the thought...It's sad that a lot of women bridle at the thought that meeting their husband's needs and respecting his opinion somehow demeans them. Marriage is a two-way street.<BR/><BR/>Of course, it is assumed that you aren't married to a jerk. None of this applies in that case.<BR/><BR/>But I LOVE meeting Jeremy's needs. It DOES bring me immense satisfaction. He appreciates it. He does the same for me.<BR/><BR/>Once, I read that happiness in marriage is when each partner puts the other's happiness before their own. It's really true.<BR/><BR/>A good husband doesn't exactly want to be in charge, either. He'll take the initiative when he needs to, but from my experience, he will always want his wife's opinion and her complete support. Otherwise, it's not really a partnership.<BR/><BR/>Actually, and this is funny, my husband once in an attempt to reconcile some issue in his first marriage, compared their marriage to a partnership. His ex wife was SOOOO offended. I can't think that a good marriage would be anything different. <BR/><BR/>In a real business partnership, the parters respect each other's opinions. They treat each other with deference and respect. They each have a different contributing role in the company. And they also consult one another in decisions. They value the other's opinion. I think the analogy works very well.Heatherlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09355263068372248035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25565475.post-71810053577761154902009-03-06T09:43:00.000-07:002009-03-06T09:43:00.000-07:00Loved reading your thoughts on this.I've received ...Loved reading your thoughts on this.<BR/><BR/>I've received this email a few times, and like clan, I never saw it as absolutely horrible. Sure, a few of them were a little outdated or silly, but most of them apply BOTH WAYS in all good relationships. Sad that our world looks at it the way they do.Lara Neveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351324888724799014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25565475.post-73745050397195817872009-03-06T09:25:00.000-07:002009-03-06T09:25:00.000-07:00i SO agree with your thoughts on this. I remember...i SO agree with your thoughts on this. I remember reading this list at one point and wondering what exactly was supposed to be so demeaning about most of it. Like you, I don't think we should go back to allowing our husbands to rule the roost without question-teamwork seems to go alot better for us anyways-but kindness, humor, "being interesting"...definitely a two way street and foundations for a happy home.Goobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129986970059036859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25565475.post-36200546010327065692009-03-06T09:14:00.000-07:002009-03-06T09:14:00.000-07:00#12 is so, so true. I think the thing that bother...#12 is so, so true. <BR/><BR/>I think the thing that bothered me so much about this was that it seemed that the men had absolutely no other responsibility other than go to work and provide for his family. It wasn't his "job" to make an effort to make his wife and his family and his home a happy place. That responsibility fell fully on the woman...and that is not right.Just SOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185859150181585109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25565475.post-76737489555658532502009-03-06T08:57:00.000-07:002009-03-06T08:57:00.000-07:00Thank you for taking the time to type out all your...Thank you for taking the time to type out all your analysis. I love it and totally agree with the good changes. I would not have been a very good subservient wife. Yikes! Our marriage has been the happiest when we are returning each other's service and affection.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904475961832992495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25565475.post-15907575883203480392009-03-06T08:56:00.000-07:002009-03-06T08:56:00.000-07:00How funny- a client I have just mentioned this art...How funny- a client I have just mentioned this article this week. That is weird. <BR/><BR/>I agree with what you are saying 100%. I got a lot of slack when I promoted "The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands" on my blog- but let me tell you this- I have had a blast since I read it. It is a gret book, not far off from that article of days past!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11957223010844358916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25565475.post-19922228549999108982009-03-06T08:53:00.000-07:002009-03-06T08:53:00.000-07:00I like #6. I tend to use it myself. I love to serv...I like #6. I tend to use it myself. I love to serve— I'm the one that cooks and truly enjoys it. I'm always trying to find more ways to cater for my wife and I get more satisfaction serving her than when I am served myself.<BR/><BR/>I know that my wife and I are never boring and we always play off of one another— oh to be a fly on the wall… you'd be cracking up every time.<BR/><BR/>Excellent post. Great way of taking something from long ago and making it current.Cajohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705931109877069830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25565475.post-12560015814462130332009-03-06T08:21:00.000-07:002009-03-06T08:21:00.000-07:00I've seen that list before, but this is the best a...I've seen that list before, but this is the best analysis I've ever seen of it.Annette Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.com