I have a book about ettiquite from the 50's here and yes it states about the same thing.
I have a book about ettiquite from the 50's here and yes it states about the same thing.
If you found that article amusing, horrifying or both, watch the "Mystery Science Theater 3K" versions of 1950's Hygiene, Etiquette and Health Class Films. (Titles like "A Date With Your Family" about dinnertime manners, and a film promoting Home Economics Degrees at Iowa State College...the perfect degree for the correct young lady. *Snicker*.)
& Yes, I've read books from the 1920s-1950s that addressed women as just another kitchen appliance. Be grateful for your freedoms, young women of today.
^^ I freakin' LOVE Mystery Science Theater!!





I think us women have come along way. I think we have it harder than men. They now expect everything from us now we gain so much independence!
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Some of that stuff seemed like just being a nice person to your sweetie - good for either gender to follow.
However, the attitude behind almost all of it was painful. Yet, if you listen to a lot of rap music you can see similarities about women being there to only service men... and I know a lot of women who seem to be doing their best to set the women's rights movement back a few decades.
Sigh, can't we just stop being stupid as a population?
"By 'them' do you mean people like me?"
What's ironic about this, is I know a couple that actually put on this roll as a few days a week for like a sexual thing. Lifestyle sub, only a few days a week if that.
If I came home and a girl I have in mind was dressed like Mrs Cleaver? There'd be a lot of collateral damage to the things we own.
People are not ruled by their memories.
^^ But I thought you LIKED your women wearing pearl necklaces while they vaccuum.
Wait, did you mean something else?
"Before I conceived you, I wanted you. Before you were born, I loved you. Before you were here an hour, I would die for you. This is the miracle of life." -- Maureen Hawkins
"I just can't get over how much babies cry. I really had no idea what I was getting into. To tell you the truth, I thought it would be more like getting a cat." -- Anne Lamott





This assumes that love and respect is reciprocated.
Should all of this love and respect be reciprocated, I can nothing wrong with putting the needs of the One you love before your own.
Hehe. I was talking to some lady in the bookstore a few months ago. We were in the cookbook section and she told me that she likes to go to the library when they're having those sales to get discounts. She said she found a cookbook from the 50's and within the recipes were little tips about how to prepare yourself for your husband. Blah. I guess when all you do is vaccum in highheels and pearls, dressing up for your hubby is the highpoint of your day.I seriously think that I would have caused problems in that era... no matter HOW I was brought up.
If you think school is hard, try being stupid.
Yes, the man made the money and the woman cooked and cleaned and raised the kids and catered to him. It's not that there's anything wrong with taking care of the one you love... it's just AMAZING how much society has changed in the past few decades with what's expected. In 30 years, people will be saying similar things about our times. I mean, what are the roles now?
Man: Work
Woman: Work, do housework, raise kids
Not that men don't pitch in (and it's different with everyone). But it's still generally considered the wife's responsibility.![]()
If you think school is hard, try being stupid.
In 1955, my father left his job, picked up my mother from her job, and they arrived home at the same time. They sat down to dinner which had been prepared by my 79 year old grandmother, who also did the dishes. Then, everybody sat down to watch TV together.
Ive seen this before. My favorite line is
let him talk first- remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.
WTF?!?!?!?
"It's okay honey, I understand you need to unwind around pools of other women, having orgies and affairs are none of my business. Feel free to bring home any disease you feel I need to share with you because you feel I no longer satisfy your personal needs"
Where's my gun?
Holy cow, I am so glad I am more than a thing on my guy's arm now!
ummm. I deleated the bits I disagree with.
and turning on the heat is MUCH easier then starting a fire...




Be a little gay huh?
When hubby comes home, I'll be in bed with a woman! You know we're just keeping a spot warm for him
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Main Entry: 1hus•band
Pronunciation: 'h&z-b&nd
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English husbonde, from Old English husbonda master of a house, from Old Norse husbOndi, from hus house + bOndi householder; akin to Old Norse bua to inhabit; akin to Old English buan to dwell -- more at BOWER
1 : a male partner in a marriage
2 British : MANAGER, STEWARD
3 : a frugal manager
- hus•band•ly adjective
Main Entry: hus•band•ry
Pronunciation: 'h&z-b&n-drE
Function: noun
1 archaic : the care of a household
2 : the control or judicious use of resources : CONSERVATION
3 a : the cultivation or production of plants or animals : AGRICULTURE b : the scientific control and management of a branch of farming and especially of domestic animals
I put the two definitions up as a wait a minute. When did televisions become common in every house hold anyway? Men at those time were expected to care for, maintain and repair. A handyman wasn't called, the Husband fixed the problem or you made do. I can only see the good wife guide applying to a wealthy family that can afford to be idle. I think we are making judgments based on 50s sitcoms and not realities. Genders defined roles but, Americans were more devout and leaned toward protestant then. I think you would ave found the Husband more likely working around the House. Not cleaning but, making repairs, yard work, and seeing to the mechanical work and heavy lifting.
the Good Wife's Guide is currently my desktop - my wife and I find it highly entertaining. "Yes, honey - please be a little gay for me."
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