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Thursday, May 3, 2007 12:00 AM

How to become the perfect, "surrendered" wife

Step 1: Rid vocabulary of the word "but." Step 2: Always agree with your husband.

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  • Friday, May 4, 2007 08:21 AM

    It's not the staying at home...

    ....it's the attitude. Men expect (and they should!) the home to be a haven. If they just wanted to gripe about their day and hear someone else's gripe, they can go out with the guys. A marriage should be special, not a vehicle for women's complaints and demands.

    Look, women can do whatever they want - stay at home, go earn the big bucks, whatever... But if they expect to be married (and have a HAPPY marriage) all of that has to be turned OFF once hubby walks through the door. Otherwise a man could just very easily outsource all of the *wifely* duties - home cook, cleaning lady, call girl for sex without the stress, etc.

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