"The Good Wife's Guide"

So I was watching a documentary tonight about the mail order bride industry that comes out of Thailand and a lot of it stopped and made me think about the state of marriage and married life in the world. I started googling mail order bride and found an interesting article on what a good wife should be. This article might actually be a fake and not really from Housekeeping Guide 1955, but it still made me stop and think about my own take on a wife's place in the marriage and why some men feel the need to look internationally for wives. The text in red is the article and the green is mine is my own opinion about what is written.

• 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. (I don't know about planning days in advance but I do enjoy cooking. I like to cook for friends, family and I would definitely enjoy cooking dinner for my husband. Realistically will I have dinner on the table every night? Doubtful. Heck sometimes I'd like a hot meal ready when I get home too. I don't plan on being a housewife so I'll definitely be working as much as my future husband. Even if I was a housewife, an occasionally break is needed. Otherwise it would no longer be special and I think it would be easy to take it for granted.)
  
• 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. (...how about I take that ribbon and shove it up your...-cough-...excuse me. Now see here. I have no desire to get fat and frumpy and "let myself go" after I get married. I want to stay in good shape for my husband, family and self. I'd like to stay healthy so I can continue to enjoy my life with my family as long as possible. I like being physically able to have and enjoy sex if I choose. However, there are days when I am exhausted and make-up/looking better than some harpy at the office is the least of my worries. Love me, love my sweat pants.)
  
• 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. (I'm always interesting. I'm not going to be fake...scratch that. I will purposely be goofy just to make someone smile and lift up their day. But asking me to be on ALL THE TIME is a bit much.)
  
• 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. (Psh, my house should not and will not be cluttered to begin with so this one is moot.)
  
• 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. (Catering to someone....it sounds so...submissive. I don't do things for people because I'm a submissive person. I do things for people because I care for them and want to make them happy. If I have a fire place and it's cold outside heck yeah I'll turn it on....)
  
• Minimize all noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or vacuum. Encourage the children to be quiet. (That stuff, yes I called kids stuff, makes my head hurt anyway. I'd minimize it for my own well being.)
  
• Be happy to see him. (As long as my husband hasn't pissed me off in some way, which considering I don't get mad often is relatively hard to do, then I would always be happy to see him^^)
  
• Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him. (See above.)
  
• 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. (Ok, you had me nodding in agreement until the value judgment of my topics in comparison to my future husband's. I know I wouldn't want to be bombarded with questions and problems as soon as I walk in the door. I want time to relax, shake off work and feel more like myself. However, I bristle and gnash my teeth at the thought that my ideas are worth less than my husband's simply because he's got something dangling between his legs.)
  
• Don't greet him with complaints and problems. (...see above damnit!)
  
• 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. (If I take the time to cook then he better damn well eat it! With drunk drivers and crazy homicidal people out there, if my husband came home extremely late or not at all without calling me...ho ho, you bet I would complain. Unless he's on a business trip, notice there were no quotations there, then there is no real reason for him to not come home. Che, it may be minor compared to his work but his work is minor compared to the ass whoopin he'd get when he showed his face.)
  
• 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. (Like said before, I would love to make my guy comfortable and relaxed. Of course I'd offer him something to drink. It's only natural.)
  
• Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice. (See above and note that my voice is always soothing and pleasant unless I'm angry^^)
  
• 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. (We are all human and therefore inherently flawed. Making mistakes are human nature as is learning from those mistakes once we are aware of them. I have every right to question someone. If someone gives me an answer with evidence then I have no problem accepting that decision. However, I will not blindly follow someone into the ground.)
  
• A good wife always knows her place.(Beside her husband. Not in front, not behind, not above, not below. We walk equally together into the rest of our lives. I support him, he supports me. That is what should be taught to our children. To love, cherish and always respect your partner.)