The keys to domestic bliss may include commitment, compromise, and communication, but if you want to keep your Wife really happy it’s the little things!
I could easily give you a list of things NOT to do, like picking your toes nails in public, farting in the marital bed, or ogling girls, but seriously those are way to common sense. (and for the record the dutch oven is the only one I have personally had to deal with) Instead I thought I would touch on a few “To Do’s”! I like those!
-Pick your underwear up off the bathroom floor. I don’t want to pick up the skivvies of my children, I sure as heck don’t want to pick up yours.
– Take the garbage out without whining that you are sick of it it being your job. Tough. It is your job, so deal with it.
-Write your gorgeous wife a love letter once in a while. With a PEN and paper. Texts and e-mails are totally appreciated, but not nearly as sexy.
-Kiss her hello and goodbye every time you see her! Every. Time.
-Enjoy dinner together with the Television OFF. Conversation is good!
-Remember that Golf may be fun, but those clubs won’t keep you warm at night.
-Sometimes a back rub can be just that. A back rub, we like those.
-Instead of asking “What’s for dinner?” every single night, go ahead and OFFER to cook dinner for her! Woo hoo. Huge points!
-Know that it is okay to say No to a “boys night out” in favor of staying home with your family.
-Squish all the scary bugs.
-Investigate all creepy noises.
-Take a turn being the bad guy with the kids.
-Liked that meal? Go for seconds! I’ll admit it, I’m not much of a cook, so when I hit on a dish that is worthy of seconds, I am all kinds of proud.
-Remember that a man who bakes and cleans is hot. Seriously.
Just plain tell her you love her…..in a hundred different ways.
Sigh. . Almost 14 years so he must be doing something right…anything I should add to the list to help get us through the next 50 years?
I might have to steal this list!
I might have to steal this list!
I might have to steal this list!
GREAT List !!! I think I will print it off as well.
Oh, I like these!
I like this list. I think I may print it off. Laminate it. And hang it on the fridge.
Though I would have to add “Let her have control of the remote from time to time. She’s watched enough “man” shows you can sit through 1 hour of Desperate Housewives”
that is a great list…my wife thinks its sexy when i do the dishes after dinner…
Seriously the “whats for dinner” comment kills me. Why can’t men just make something, without analyzing everything and then whining that there is nothing to cook from, and making it harder so you just cook the damn meal yourself. Great list!
This list seems pretty complete to me. I’m all about the small things too, especially on a day when the baby is driving me crazy and all I want to do is sit down and do nothing. Taking the initiative to cook dinner and ::gasp:: clean afterward is much appreicated!
That right there was spot and AND beyond adorable. what a clever idea…it could even be a meme “Marriage Mondays”
i like it b/c you don’t slam your husband, you just give helpful hints. I’d do this on mondays for sure…
very nice.
Great list. I’d also add listening to me the first time–then I won’t have to nag!
Before I got married, I had a wise married woman tell me to set up a few rules from the beginning. Her recommendation was….if the woman cooks…the man does the dishes. I set that rule up quick.
We don’t have the tv on for family dinners ever….another rule I set up day one. He whines occasionally about this rule, but I really don’t care. Whine away hubby dear….a rules a rule.
While we were just on our cruise, we had a separate room from the kids. I thought I was seriously going to strangle him if I had to pick up one more of his things. Hello…I’m NOT your mother!
So…my rule to add to your list is…We are NOT your mother!!
Quit pouting at the mall or the furniture store and everywhere else you don’t want to go like a big baby. Sometimes you have to do things you don’t want to do – hell I do every day!
Put the seat down so I don’t fall in during the middle of the night.
And yes, quit all the farting. It’s really gross. Enough of needing attention all the time.
Quit messing with the air in the summer and the heat in the winter. I refuse to be uncomfortable in my own home!
But most of all, surprise me once in a while. It really is the “little things.”
Can you tell I’ve been married almost 19 years?? LOL!
Excellent list! I love the parts about scary bugs and creepy noises. Those are definitely my hubby’s domain!
The tv off was a constant battle for us! That noise, that incessant noise!
I seriously hate the skivvies on the bathroom floor. My son still does that, but I feel like I’ve made progress with him because he used to put his used ones on the bathroom counter. CONTAMINATION! I’m better off now with just the floor. Baby steps.