3/1/2008 8:27:57 PM |
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sxyatsxty1
Montgomery, TX
age: 61
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GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'S "GOOD WIFE 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 be thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they get home and the prospect of a good meal 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. *Run a dustcloth over the tables.
*During 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 to his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction.
*Minimize all noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or vacuum.
*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.
*Don't greet him with complaints and problems.
*Don't complain if he's late for dinner or even if he stays out all night. Count this as minor compared to what he might have gone through at work.
*Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or lie him 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 pleasant voice.
*Don't ask him questions about his actions or question his judgment or integrity. *Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him.
*A good wife always knows her place.

EC
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3/1/2008 8:31:42 PM |
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whidbey
Normal, IL
age: 57
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only one word to describe my feelings about this ad: UFFDA!!!!
My how times have changed!
My, how glad I am they have changed!
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3/1/2008 8:32:38 PM |
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xxjayxx
Gainesville, TX
age: 62
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ummmmmmmm guess I am a good housewife. I do all that stuff
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3/1/2008 8:33:16 PM |
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jhny_777
Rogers, AR
age: 55 online now!
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hey that last line is a kicker!!!!!   
not the last quote the last line of the paragraph 
[Edited 3/1/2008 8:34:39 PM]
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3/1/2008 8:35:27 PM |
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sweetness1954
Hebron, IN
age: 53
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Is that the Goodhousekeeping Guide for the USA or IRAQ? Oh I forgot, it's still like that in Iraq!!
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3/1/2008 8:39:53 PM |
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lasttime4me
Townsend, MT
age: 63
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Where do I find one of those !
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3/1/2008 8:42:43 PM |
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trisha1
Erie, PA
age: 58 online now!
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Last, only in heaven will you a woman like that.Trisha
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3/1/2008 8:42:58 PM |
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weaimtoplease
Donalsonville, GA
age: 58 online now!
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Ok - back then women weren't suppose to question it if their husbands stayed out all night? Don't think so!!!
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3/1/2008 8:45:11 PM |
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jhny_777
Rogers, AR
age: 55 online now!
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no ? anything
UH oh did't see master of stuff this be good after all!!
sorry one more didn't see cigars or jack daniels whats this world comming to?
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3/1/2008 8:47:56 PM |
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tn_tx_lady
Chattanooga, TN
age: 65
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Ladies, My Mother told us girls when we were young that we must learn to be a good cook, often said the way to a good man's heart is thru his stomach.
I later learned that his tummy had nothing to do with it. Don't fall for this. Occassionally yes, but not as a daily thing.
1 They will get fat and so will we.
2. Do take the time to make sure you look great. That is the best way to get a man's attention. Today's men hardely ever really care if their woman is an excellent cook.
PROOF: I am a good cook and do not have a man.
So there!
[Edited 3/1/2008 9:21:55 PM]
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3/1/2008 8:49:37 PM |
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lasttime4me
Townsend, MT
age: 63
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Beem me up to heaven Scotty!
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3/1/2008 8:49:56 PM |
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jhny_777
Rogers, AR
age: 55 online now!
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TN i don't for the life of me if you ever had to cook?Well lets just say i was born in the wrong year!!!

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3/1/2008 8:51:26 PM |
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alaskanbiker
Fall River, MA
age: 52 online now!
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All I can Think is what the hell does she want or what happened geeeezzzzz scary 
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3/1/2008 8:52:36 PM |
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whidbey
Normal, IL
age: 57
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Tn - have to laugh - my mom, supported by my grannie and Aunties, encouraged me to get married and have babies, but I really *should* have a teaching certificate or nursing degree "just in case".....UFFDA!
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3/1/2008 8:53:24 PM |
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xxjayxx
Gainesville, TX
age: 62
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that ad is reminds me of the OLD saying of a woman should be pregnant, barefooted and in front of the stove cooking. 
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