Oh la-a-a-a-dies! In keeping with all the misogyny going around:

[Bunny]

I present, for your edification, an oldie but a goodie:

http://www.mannet.com.au/html/moreflect_8.htm

Have dinner ready:
Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal on time. 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 they come home and the prospect of a good meal is part of the warm welcome needed.

Prepare yourself:
Take fifteen minutes to rest so you will be refreshed when he arrives home. 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. His boring day may need a lift.

Clear away the clutter:
Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your man arrives, gathering up school books, toys, papers, etc. Then run a dust cloth over the tables. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order and it will give you a lift too.

Prepare the children:
Take a few minutes to wash the children's hands and faces (if they are small), comb their hair and, if necessary, change their clothes. They are little treasures and he would like to see them playing the part.

Minimize all noise:
At the time of his arrival eliminate all noise of washer, dryer, dishwasher, or vacuum. Try to encourage the children to be quiet. Be happy to see him. Greet him with a warm smile and be glad to see him.

Some dont's:
Don't greet him with problems or complaints. Don't complain if he's late for dinner. Count this as minor compared with what he might have gone through that day.

Make him comfortable:
Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or suggest he lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him. Arrange his pillows and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soft, soothing, and pleasant voice. Allow him to relax - unwind.

Listen to him:
You may have a dozen things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first. Make the evening his: Never complain if he does not take you out to dinner or other places of entertainment. Instead, try to understand his world of stress and pressure, his need to be home and relax.

The goal:
Try to make your home a place of peace and order, where your husband can renew himself in body and and spirit.


Now get out there and make your man happy! And if you don't have a man, try harder! Remember: it's all about him!

PS - I'm posting this partly in jest, and partly in annoyance at the attitudes I see here from time to time.

[Orangepeel]

1. too confusing!

When he comes home, should he eat dinner, lie down in the bedroom or have a cool or warm drink?

It's too much for my pretty little head to understand!

[mark414]

2. just try not to think about it

shouldn't you be vacuuming anyways? :evilgrin:

[Left Is Write]

8. No, because the sound of the vacuum is disturbing to her husband.

She should only run the vacuum in the morning.

Remember, also, that the children should be quiet. Daddy doesn't want to hear their shouts of excitement, squeals, giggles, and mile-a-minute stories about their day.

[Misunderestimator]

3. " try to understand his world of stress and pressure" LMAO

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[hfojvt]

11. didn't you like this advice?

"Be a little gay and a little more interesting."

[Misunderestimator]

12. Now THOSE are words to live by.

:rofl:

[khashka]

4. Women suck!

Or, at least, the nice ones do.


Khash.
(Sorry, I will go stand in the corner now.)

[Bronco69]

5. ROFLMAO!

I have never seen that! I'm seriously laughing out loud!

[cornermouse]

6. Sorry. We come from work tired too.

You're on your own, bub.

[Left Is Write]

9. I'm a stay-home mother, but

my day often leaves me tired too. I like to have the house tidied up before my husband gets home, but that's mostly for my own benefit. He's not picky.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

7. My house husband

has done a great job having a nice hot meal ready for me when I get home. No, he doesn't clean up the house or get dressed up for me, but the food is great and he has the TV turned to a show I like.

[ScreamingMeemie]

10. I'm saying my dozen things whenever I want, dammit!

;) :hi: Now where the fuck did I put my pearls??? :hi:

On edit: That's from Good Housekeeping ca. 1950's,right?

[uppityperson]

13. Thanks for the good advice

Clearing clutter always gives me a lift. And always ready to give his boring day a little lift. Up up up, lift Jane lift, up up up