The Secret to a Happy Marriage: Do the Dishes, Put Out, Don’t Talk So Much

Re:The Secret to a Happy Marriage: Do the Dishes, Put Out, D... by loewenskind on Tuesday February 15, 2011 @03:38AM (#2220604)

>Happy wife = happy life

I hate this phrase, it's the battle cry of those who do whatever their wife says and laugh with their buddies about how whipped they are. Marriage is a balancing act. Of course you have to change and give in where appropriate but if you do everything she says she wants you will lower her opinion of you (as it should, since you're a coward).

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Re:The Secret to a Happy Marriage: Do the Dishes, Put Out, D... by khafra on Tuesday February 15, 2011 @10:10AM (#2221443)

I encourage you to marry. If you find a good wife, you will be happy. If not, you will become a philosopher.

-- Socrates

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Re:The Secret to a Happy Marriage: Do the Dishes, Put Out, D... by jobrahms on Tuesday February 15, 2011 @11:28AM (#2221816)

Happy wife = happy life only works if your wife thinks "Happy husband = happy life". The premise of the phrase, for me, is that you're actually married to the right person.

But way to read too far into a silly little phrase and call me a coward, Mr. Anonymous Internet Man.

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Re:The Secret to a Happy Marriage: Do the Dishes, Put Out, D... by loewenskind on Wednesday February 16, 2011 @03:01AM (#2225601)

Looks like you're getting a bit defensive for some reason. I was using "you" as a generic pronoun (I could have said "one would be" instead but that's more wordy and is IMO less clear).

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Re:The Secret to a Happy Marriage: Do the Dishes, Put Out, D... by Afton on Tuesday February 15, 2011 @11:51AM (#2221965)

I think you're reading the parent wrong. They're not calling you a coward, they're classifying"[anyone who does] everything she says she wants" as cowards.

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