I thought you would get a kick out of this
 

This is from the Housekeeping Monthly May 13 1955. There is a picture of a man coming home from work and his wife in the kitchen and to the side a little boy and his dog.

The 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 been thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when the come home and the prospect of a good meal (especially his favorite dish) is part of a warm welcome.

Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him, his boring day may need a lift and one of your duties to provide it. Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before his arrival.

Comments appreciated. Mine is "I thought I was his favorite dish":D

That's great :) Thanks for sharing.


I feel fortunate to be a wife who comes home frequently to a meal my husband has made...he is great about cleaning up and making meals when my schedule doesn't allow the time. It makes it so much easier for the flow of our family with both of us working full time and all the other demands of life to have that responsibility shared.


I can definitely say that meals aren't always planned out the day before for us...usually it's on the way home from work! :)

He would probably appreciate it if you would prepare his favorite dish more often by being "delicious and ready." :D It's "his need" and "your duty." LOL Kinda funny, without being direct, that's exactly the innuendo I read into it. :eek:

Still holds true today ;)

:D, I'll leave it at that.;)

He needs to be sure he is making enough money to PAY STAFF to perform those duties....I have my little dogs and my child to take care of...they cant take care of themselves so I do it, with pleasure and glee! HIS "needs" will be taken care of by me, in the boudoir! That is my only DUTY to him!! (and if I realize he does not appreciate THAT from me, he can go get that from staff too!)

Lol - a girl after my own heart :love: :D!

God Love You. :)

Yep that worked back in the 50's when woman stayed home, raised the children. That all ended when women had to help out financially, had the same 9 to 5 jobs that hubby did, yet still had to come home cook, clean, do laundry while DH sat watching TV while the working wife did the dinner clean up. I lived it lol. worked all day, then catering to DH lol. Single and free today and loving it and it's gonna stay that way. I believe in equal rights if both husband and wife work, share duties. Times have changed. If a married woman can be a stay at home mom today, then I agree with the 1950
Good Wife Guide, maintaining children and house is a full time JOB. No sick time, no paid holidays. That's a 365 day job. Does anyone remember the Donna Reed show where she would be in a beautiful dress, swooping through the door, looking all refreshed in full make up after a full day of house work lol. The perfect picture of what a perfect wife should look like when DH would get home from work. Always made me feel like a failure because I couldn't be a Donna Reed housewife, in beautiful dress and full make up and perfect hair style, with perfect table set up and perfect dinner to be served as soon as DH walked through that door. Thank GOD that brain washing has ended and hubby's help when wife holds down same full time job as he does. Gezzzz was this a response or a rant lol.

I think if one spouse does not work, they should take care of all the house and/or child duties, whether it be the husband or the wife. But nowadays there aren't many households who don't have both people working. Seems like everyone except two sets of my aunts and uncles. Both couples are husband works, wife does not. Also they only had one kid each. Sure makes it easier than say both parents working with three kids, plus the grandparents. Hmm, no wonder they stayed married and my parents divorced LOL.

I don't know how young married people with children do it today, so much stress.

Yes, I remember Donna Reed and it made our entire generation feel as though she should be some sort of idol for awhile and then when our brains checked in we realized there had to be a happy medium.

I don't either. I'm never having kids.

Agree. My dad didn't work for a time and the house was always spotless and the same for when my mom didn't work but dad did...


Same for me and hubby, now. Well, hubby has always worked, but I resigned my job six months ago so I can study full time. However, since I'm based at home with no set hours, I ensure the house is spotless and he has a hot meal after work everyday.


I enjoy doing these things for him cuz I know he'd do the same and even though I am not technically "working" right now, he still cleans on the weekends and even cooks on the weekdays so I can have a break.


I think, also, that having some sort of expectation in regards to behavior for housewives in the 50's was sort of healthy. I mean, otherwise, they would have just chilled in front of the TV all day with no goals and that can't be healthy for one's mental state. Maybe these expectations gave them something to achieve in the day and a sense of purpose since they couldn't work..


I know it sounds sexist and archaic now but it probably worked back in the day for different reasons in the context of the time.


By the way, I love Lucy!!!!!

I knew I was born 50 to 100 years too late! ;)