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Aka "Housewives." What do you think of these type of women? I personally find it selfish and unbalanced and would NEVER stand for it in a relationship. By this I AM NOT referring to stay at home moms-women who have chosen to opt out to raise kids- which I think is rather commendable if feasible and both spouses have reached an accord. I'm referring to women who either have no kids OR more commonly empty nesters usually in their 40's or 50's who are still healthy and employable but choose not to re enter the work-force even part time and instead pursue a leisurely lifestyle such as shopping and spa trips, yoga/zumba, luncheons with friends, etc ON THEIR hard working husband's dime. Anyone else find this behavior despicable at worst, LAZY and manipulative at best. Marriage is supposed to be a partnership.
Why should a man have to slave away 40+ (often 50-60 hours a week) and deal with co-workers, office politics, or hard physical work depending on his profession while his wife gets to call her own shots all day and do as she pleases (even if the activities she's doing don't involve a lot of money such as going for walks,hikes, library,etc). It still seems incongruent in a marriage unless as said earlier, she has young kids she's rearing which is a totally different entity in and of itself.
Thoughts?
Oh my... So thankful I married a real man of 32 years, not a child~ Really ladies hold out for a man who understand what being a wife, mother really means in all the sense! ....
I ask to you please give me a plain looking, obese, older woman who works as my wife anytime over the young, slim, blonde, beautiful stay at home woman who wants to use me for my hard earned money or my savings. As whoever reads the above is my witness.
My wife never worked and I liked it, didn't feel taken advantage of at all. She took care of everything and I didn't have to hassle with anything. She made our homes beautiful and our children were never in daycare. She worked hard to make every detail wonderful and I loved having her available to me at all times when I was home so we could be together. We were free to go where we wanted when we wanted without the concern of making two jobs jive. There are lots of advantages to having someone home and not working if the income is there to do it. Not saying its right for everyone but I think some of you young gents might be surprised.
My wife never worked and I liked it, didn't feel taken advantage of at all. She took care of everything and I didn't have to hassle with anything. She made our homes beautiful and our children were never in daycare. She worked hard to make every detail wonderful and I loved having her available to me at all times when I was home so we could be together. We were free to go where we wanted when we wanted without the concern of making two jobs jive. There are lots of advantages to having someone home and not working if the income is there to do it. Not saying its right for everyone but I think some of you young gents might be surprised.
Thank you, well said
Always amazing how the guys screaming the loudest about some things here are the ones who can't get a woman in the first place lol.
Why is there so much animosity towards couples who can afford this type of arrangement?
Trust me, most housewives are NOT Peggy (from Married with Children).
Most are involved in their children's lives, run errands, keep the house clean, make sure the kids are well kept and put together, make sure the house isn't falling apart and live their own lives.
They aren't a bunch of potato heads sitting around eating bon bons and watching Oprah on OWN
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Children are completely out of the question for me. If I have to fight my a$& off at a job every day, why should a woman who ain't got kids to take care of not have to? If you are going to live at my house you better be doing something to help write the rent check.
My wife never worked and I liked it, didn't feel taken advantage of at all. She took care of everything and I didn't have to hassle with anything. She made our homes beautiful and our children were never in daycare. She worked hard to make every detail wonderful and I loved having her available to me at all times when I was home so we could be together. We were free to go where we wanted when we wanted without the concern of making two jobs jive. There are lots of advantages to having someone home and not working if the income is there to do it. Not saying its right for everyone but I think some of you young gents might be surprised.
I wish we as a society woud get back to this more... I think having a parent at home with the kids is important, a lot of times people can't swing it financially, but a lot of times I think people sometimes just don't want to try and make it work, financially speaking..... people want their toys and other crapola that is sold and shoved down our collective consumer throats.....
My wife never worked and I liked it, didn't feel taken advantage of at all. She took care of everything and I didn't have to hassle with anything. She made our homes beautiful and our children were never in daycare. She worked hard to make every detail wonderful and I loved having her available to me at all times when I was home so we could be together. We were free to go where we wanted when we wanted without the concern of making two jobs jive. There are lots of advantages to having someone home and not working if the income is there to do it. Not saying its right for everyone but I think some of you young gents might be surprised.
I spend a surprising amount of time on the phone, straightening out snafus with billing, dealing with the phone company, calling health insurance, etc. etc. One woman told me she switched to a 4-day/wk work schedule so she could have one day a week to do all that phoning. I can see how it would be REALLY useful to have someone at home at least 1/2 time to handle all that, and be home for repairmen, etc.
Children are completely out of the question for me. If I have to fight my a$& off at a job every day, why should a woman who ain't got kids to take care of not have to? If you are going to live at my house you better be doing something to help write the rent check.
Perhaps later in life you will come to see the value in a spouse/partner who brings a higher form of currency to your relationship.
Besides the fact that there is a lot to be said for a busy hardworking man having someone willing to lovingly take care of all his personal needs and time consuming chores(like getting your oil changed or waiting in that long line somewhere that could have taken up your whole lunch hour), a woman who does not need to earn a paycheck can be invaluable to volunteer run agencies and groups.
I'm just saying you should never make the mistake of thinking just because a man makes a comfortable enough income to provide for himself and his partner that his partner is "doing nothing" or contributing nothing to the relationship or the world.
I want to be at Dissenter's wedding, whenever it comes to pass.
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So thankful I married a real man of 32 years, not a child~ Really ladies hold out for a man who understand what being a wife, mother really means in all the sense! 
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