The CC way to a Happy Marriage

[Robinette]

What every CC women needs to know to be happy in marriage.

GET YOUR WORK DONE
Plan your tasks with an eye on the clock. Play your games an hour before your man is expected home. Your anguished cry, "Are you home already?" is not exactly a warm welcome.

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 prospects of a good meal are part of the warm welcome needed.

PREPARE YOURSELF
Take 15 minutes to rest so you will be refreshed when he arrives. This will also make you happy to see him instead of too tired to care. Turn off the worry and be glad to be alive and grateful for the man who is going to walk in. While you are resting you can be thinking about all you can do to make him happy and give his spirits a lift. When you arise, take care of your appearance. Touch up your makeup, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people. Be a little cheerful 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 husband arrives, gathering up school books, toys, paper, etc. in a bucket or wastebasket and put them in the back bedroom for sorting later. Then run a dustcloth over the tables. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order and it will give you a lift too. Having the house in order is another way of letting him know that you care and have planned for this homecoming.

PREPARE THE CHILDREN
Take just 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 look the part.

MINIMIZE ALL NOISE
Especially give heed to this if your husband has to join rush hour traffic. At the time of his arrival eliminate noise of washer, dryer, dishwasher or vacuum. Try to encourage the children to be quiet at the time of their father's arrival. Let them be a little noisy beforehand to get it out of their system.

BE HAPPY TO SEE HIM
Greet him with a warm smile and act glad to see him. Tell him that it is good to have him home. This may make his day worthwhile. If there is any romance left in you, he needs it now.

SOME DON'TS

* Don't greet him with problems and complaints. Solve the problems you can before he gets home and save those you must discuss with him until later in the evening.
* Also, don't complain if he is late for dinner. Count this as a minor problem when compared with what he might have gone through that day.
* Don't allow the children to rush at him with problems or requests. Allow them to briefly greet their father but save demands for later.

MAKE HIM COMFORTABLE
Have him lean back into a comfortable chair or suggest he lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him. Arrange his pillow and offer to massage his neck and shoulders and take off his shoes. Don't insist on this however. Turn on music if it is one of his pleasures. Speak in a soft, soothing, pleasant voice. Allow him to relax - to 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, then he will be a more responsive listener later.

MAKE THE EVENING HIS
Never complain if he does not take you out to dinner or to other places of entertainment. Instead, try to understand his world of strain and pressure, his need to be home and to relax. If he is cross or irritable, never fight back. Again, try to understand his world of strain.

HAVE THE COMPUTER ON
Don't forget to turn the computer on and go ahead and have CC already opened. He will really appreciate it if his games are already open and ready for him to makes his moves. Never complain if he attacks you in Kamchatka, just smile and once again, try to understand how difficult his day has been.

THE GOAL
Try to make your home a place of peace and order where your husband can renew himself in body and spirit. Then add to this the application of all the principles of Fascinating Womanhood and your husband will want to come home. He will rather be with you than with anyone else in the world and will spend whatever time he can possibly spare with you. Try living all of these rules for his homecoming and see what happens. This is the way to bring a man home to your side, not by pressure, persuasion or moral obligation.

[BaldAdonis]

Find an old 50s home-ec text?

[GabonX]

There's a lot of truth in what you're saying and it would make alot of men happy to have this kind of relationship but there seems to be a lot of opposition to encouraging women to think like this these days.

[karelpietertje]

or you can just take your clothes off when he gets home

[BaldAdonis]

There's a lot of truth in what you're saying and it would make alot of men happy to have this kind of relationship but there seems to be a lot of opposition to encouraging women to think like this these days.

Hell yeah! While we're at it, I've got some good plans to make some people happy and oppress everyone else. For some reason most governments banned slavery though, so they don't work out too well.

[GabonX]

There's a lot of truth in what you're saying and it would make alot of men happy to have this kind of relationship but there seems to be a lot of opposition to encouraging women to think like this these days.

Hell yeah! While we're at it, I've got some good plans to make some people happy and oppress everyone else. For some reason most governments banned slavery though, so they don't work out too well.

I'm not sure who is being oppressed here seeing as it was a woman who wrote this. Maybe she doesn't realize how oppressed she is on account of her happiness and success in marraige...

[n00blet]

There's a lot of truth in what you're saying and it would make alot of men happy to have this kind of relationship but there seems to be a lot of opposition to encouraging women to think like this these days.

Hell yeah! While we're at it, I've got some good plans to make some people happy and oppress everyone else. For some reason most governments banned slavery though, so they don't work out too well.

I'm not sure who is being oppressed here seeing as it was a woman who wrote this. Maybe she doesn't realize how oppressed she is on account of her happiness and success in marraige...

I might be shooting in the dark here, but given what I've seen of Robinette, I would not forgo the possibility that this was a satirical take on some peoples' philosophy regarding women.

But then again, I could be wrong

[GabonX]

It's possible.

Frankly I don't care what a woman does with her life. If she thinks the key to her happiness is working 9-5 then by all means that's what she should do..
..That said I know what I want in my life too and I'm not going to be ashamed of that because some people feel as though their way of life is better. Is it really oppressive for a husband to work to support his family and in exchange for that to want his wife to be pleasant?

[JOHNNYROCKET24]

What every CC women needs to know to be happy in marriage.

GET YOUR WORK DONE
Plan your tasks with an eye on the clock. Play your games an hour before your man is expected home. Your anguished cry, "Are you home already?" is not exactly a warm welcome.

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 prospects of a good meal are part of the warm welcome needed.

PREPARE YOURSELF
Take 15 minutes to rest so you will be refreshed when he arrives. This will also make you happy to see him instead of too tired to care. Turn off the worry and be glad to be alive and grateful for the man who is going to walk in. While you are resting you can be thinking about all you can do to make him happy and give his spirits a lift. When you arise, take care of your appearance. Touch up your makeup, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people. Be a little cheerful 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 husband arrives, gathering up school books, toys, paper, etc. in a bucket or wastebasket and put them in the back bedroom for sorting later. Then run a dustcloth over the tables. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order and it will give you a lift too. Having the house in order is another way of letting him know that you care and have planned for this homecoming.

PREPARE THE CHILDREN
Take just 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 look the part.

MINIMIZE ALL NOISE
Especially give heed to this if your husband has to join rush hour traffic. At the time of his arrival eliminate noise of washer, dryer, dishwasher or vacuum. Try to encourage the children to be quiet at the time of their father's arrival. Let them be a little noisy beforehand to get it out of their system.

BE HAPPY TO SEE HIM
Greet him with a warm smile and act glad to see him. Tell him that it is good to have him home. This may make his day worthwhile. If there is any romance left in you, he needs it now.

SOME DON'TS

* Don't greet him with problems and complaints. Solve the problems you can before he gets home and save those you must discuss with him until later in the evening.
* Also, don't complain if he is late for dinner. Count this as a minor problem when compared with what he might have gone through that day.
* Don't allow the children to rush at him with problems or requests. Allow them to briefly greet their father but save demands for later.
dont ask him for money

MAKE HIM COMFORTABLE
Have him lean back into a comfortable chair or suggest he lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him. Arrange his pillow and offer to massage his neck and shoulders and take off his shoes. Don't insist on this however. Turn on music if it is one of his pleasures. Speak in a soft, soothing, pleasant voice. Allow him to relax - to 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, then he will be a more responsive listener later.

MAKE THE EVENING HIS
Never complain if he does not take you out to dinner or to other places of entertainment. Instead, try to understand his world of strain and pressure, his need to be home and to relax. If he is cross or irritable, never fight back. Again, try to understand his world of strain.

HAVE THE COMPUTER ON
Don't forget to turn the computer on and go ahead and have CC already opened. He will really appreciate it if his games are already open and ready for him to makes his moves. Never complain if he attacks you in Kamchatka, just smile and once again, try to understand how difficult his day has been.

THE GOAL
Try to make your home a place of peace and order where your husband can renew himself in body and spirit. Then add to this the application of all the principles of Fascinating Womanhood and your husband will want to come home. He will rather be with you than with anyone else in the world and will spend whatever time he can possibly spare with you. Try living all of these rules for his homecoming and see what happens. This is the way to bring a man home to your side, not by pressure, persuasion or moral obligation.

[Ditocoaf]

Gabon... Robinette took a 50's home-ec textbook and just threw in a couple of CC references. The satire here is apparent when you realize that young women were being told this is what you need to do to be a good woman, as part of their required education.

Do you even realize how subservient the OP's instructions are? The husband is being treated like a king, and his happiness is the only important thing... notice that the woman's happiness is not considered to be important in the least, or even mentioned once. And you really believe this is a realistic way to have a "happy marriage"?

[mpjh]

Is it this



OR

[DarthBlood]

:shock:
or you can just take your clothes off when he gets home

lol! yeah that's one way to do it. of course, if there are kids, you might wanna hide in the bedroom and tell the husband to come up, instead of greeting him at the door in your birthday suit

[Beastly]

I find some red lipstick and a hint of passion perfume, whilst doing a happy dice role dance in my silky nighty adds some delight to my marriage.

[owenshooter]

in know in vace cooper's house, the script is flipped and FWBLB rules the roost!!! GO KATY!!!-6cd

[JACKAZZTJM]

and somehow this wont get moved to the tower
u forgot one find a man as ugly as urself

[mpjh]

Was that wishful thinking?

[KoolBak]

lmao....I want to hear a rebuttal from Robinette......

As I am self employed (working nights after everyone goes to bed), this sounds like a real dream.......I do my best to have a happy decent home when my bride gets home from her real job, but it certainly isnt as easy as that post made it sound.....lol.

Truly a 50's moment.............

[GabonX]

Gabon... Robinette took a 50's home-ec textbook and just threw in a couple of CC references. The satire here is apparent when you realize that young women were being told this is what you need to do to be a good woman, as part of their required education.

That's a bit different than what we have here. This is being offered as relationship advice on an online forum. It's a far cry from stating that all women have to be slaves to men and that their potential is limited to being home makers. We can agree that it would be wrong to say a woman needs to do these things but let's not read things in this that aren't there.

Do you even realize how subservient the OP's instructions are? The husband is being treated like a king, and his happiness is the only important thing...

That's why I like it. As a man, this is very appealing to me.

notice that the woman's happiness is not considered to be important in the least, or even mentioned once. And you really believe this is a realistic way to have a "happy marriage"?

Obviously a woman's happiness is prerequisite to her wanting to do these things. This is presented as advice for women on how to keep their husbands happy. I doubt that women who are unhappy in their relationships would want to do these things, rather only women who are totally fulfilled would do things like this.

If you have any advice on how to make a woman happy enough that she would want to do these things by all means share, but spare me the lectures on what you think Robinette may or may not have meant. I know plenty of intelligent women who aren't totally happy with the more radical aspects of feminism and wouldn't see living like this as an inherently bad thing.

What we really need here is a female perspective.. I doubt Robinette posted this to make men argue amongst themselves.

[mandyb]

Gabon... Robinette took a 50's home-ec textbook and just threw in a couple of CC references. The satire here is apparent when you realize that young women were being told this is what you need to do to be a good woman, as part of their required education.

That's a bit different than what we have here. This is being offered as relationship advice on an online forum. It's a far cry from stating that all women have to be slaves to men and that their potential is limited to being home makers. We can agree that it would be wrong to say a woman needs to do these things but let's not read things in this that aren't there.

Do you even realize how subservient the OP's instructions are? The husband is being treated like a king, and his happiness is the only important thing...

That's why I like it. As a man, this is very appealing to me.

notice that the woman's happiness is not considered to be important in the least, or even mentioned once. And you really believe this is a realistic way to have a "happy marriage"?

Obviously a woman's happiness is prerequisite to her wanting to do these things. This is presented as advice for women on how to keep their husbands happy. I doubt that women who are unhappy in their relationships would want to do these things, rather only women who are totally fulfilled would do things like this.

If you have any advice on how to make a woman happy enough that she would want to do these things by all means share, but spare me the lectures on what you think Robinette may or may not have meant. I know plenty of intelligent women who aren't totally happy with the more radical aspects of feminism and wouldn't see living like this as an inherently bad thing.

What we really need here is a female perspective.. I doubt Robinette posted this to make men argue amongst themselves.

It is a woman's job, nay DUTY to serve her man in any way she can and it is his God given right to have her pander to his every need.

It's simple enough really.

After all, he is lord and master....truly caring for him above all else can bring nothing but joy to both.

[KoolBak]

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!

[GabonX]

Gabon... Robinette took a 50's home-ec textbook and just threw in a couple of CC references. The satire here is apparent when you realize that young women were being told this is what you need to do to be a good woman, as part of their required education.

That's a bit different than what we have here. This is being offered as relationship advice on an online forum. It's a far cry from stating that all women have to be slaves to men and that their potential is limited to being home makers. We can agree that it would be wrong to say a woman needs to do these things but let's not read things in this that aren't there.

Do you even realize how subservient the OP's instructions are? The husband is being treated like a king, and his happiness is the only important thing...

That's why I like it. As a man, this is very appealing to me.

notice that the woman's happiness is not considered to be important in the least, or even mentioned once. And you really believe this is a realistic way to have a "happy marriage"?

Obviously a woman's happiness is prerequisite to her wanting to do these things. This is presented as advice for women on how to keep their husbands happy. I doubt that women who are unhappy in their relationships would want to do these things, rather only women who are totally fulfilled would do things like this.

If you have any advice on how to make a woman happy enough that she would want to do these things by all means share, but spare me the lectures on what you think Robinette may or may not have meant. I know plenty of intelligent women who aren't totally happy with the more radical aspects of feminism and wouldn't see living like this as an inherently bad thing.

What we really need here is a female perspective.. I doubt Robinette posted this to make men argue amongst themselves.

It is a woman's job, nay DUTY to serve her man in any way she can and it is his God given right to have her pander to his every need.

It's simple enough really.

After all, he is lord and master....truly caring for him above all else can bring nothing but joy to both.

Will you marry me?

[mpjh]

Yes

[azezzo]

Robinette, great post.
Obviously things were better back in the 50's, and 2, inorder for this to work today the "family" must chose this lifestyle of one spouse staying at home rather than working, easier said than done.

[Sackett58]

Damn, I have to make sure the wife see's this. I've been missing out.

[sttng]

But honey, I DO have CC ready for you when you get home.