love and marriage
I hate divorce. Its effects are devastating, not only to the husband and wife, but to the children and to our society. Why is the divorce rate twice as high as it was in 1950? What happened? I believe the women’s movement of the 1960’s and 1970’s is to blame.
What does it take to make a marriage work? Two incomes? Nope. One word: devotion. Thanks to women’s “liberation,” women are no longer devoted to their husbands. If there is any devotion at all, it is directed to their personal goals or to their careers.
Even if a woman can “do it all,” there is still a problem: most men aren’t attracted to “career girls.” They couldn’t care less if you’re goal oriented or ambitious. Basically, a man needs his woman to be (a) his mother (nurturer), (b) his muse (inspiration) and (c) his prostitute (his sex kitten). All a woman has to do to keep his man happy (and prevent him from straying to someone else) is: feed him, “f” him, and free him (from his weaknesses). That’s it.
Men are simple creatures. They don’t need a lot to keep them satisfied. Men are the worker bees. They’re hard-wired to focus on a job and complete the job, be it single task or a career. Men like to direct their energies into one area of interest, one field of study, one trade, and then excel at that. A man’s work is his essence, his very being. But men are human. They have weaknesses. They get lonely and distracted.
That’s where you, a girl, comes in. What I meant by “free him of his weaknesses” is: help him to become the best he can be at his chosen profession. Gently assist him in removing his weaknesses; those obstacles that are preventing him from moving forward; and do it not in a nagging, bitchy way, but in a loving, constructive way.
Inspire him to greatness. You can do that by making yourself more beautiful and attractive (men are stimulated visually), by seeking God on a daily basis (or meditating, if that’s your thing), by staying active and healthy, etc.
This, I believe, is the recipe for a successful marriage. And this is precisely what’s missing from most of today’s marriages in America. Back in 1950, most wives were there in the home, attending to their husbands needs. That's why the divorce rate was half what it is today. Then came Gloria Steinem and her friends who began filling our minds with feminist claptrap, saying “You’re not a complete person unless you free yourself from a man’s control and have a successful career on your own.”
Now I have no doubt that Ms. Steinem’s life philosophy works for her and for women like her; those women who are called to a particular vocation and have the male energy to get the job done. I have nothing against that miniscule segment of the female population who truly have the need to devote their lives to a career. But to say feminist philosophy works for most women is ludicrous. Thanks to the media (which is controlled by feminists), we’ve got millions of women in the workplace who don’t want to be there. They are there because they feel our culture expects them to be “productive” (as if being a homemaker isn’t productive and valuable work).
Most women have an inherent, primary need to be a loving wife and mother. It’s human nature and it’s a beautiful thing. Hey, I just thought of a great bumper sticker: “A woman needs a career like a fish needs a bicycle.” Or, if you don't like that one, how about something my mom once told me: "The man makes a living, the woman makes life worth living."
What does it take to make a marriage work? Two incomes? Nope. One word: devotion. Thanks to women’s “liberation,” women are no longer devoted to their husbands. If there is any devotion at all, it is directed to their personal goals or to their careers.
Even if a woman can “do it all,” there is still a problem: most men aren’t attracted to “career girls.” They couldn’t care less if you’re goal oriented or ambitious. Basically, a man needs his woman to be (a) his mother (nurturer), (b) his muse (inspiration) and (c) his prostitute (his sex kitten). All a woman has to do to keep his man happy (and prevent him from straying to someone else) is: feed him, “f” him, and free him (from his weaknesses). That’s it.
Men are simple creatures. They don’t need a lot to keep them satisfied. Men are the worker bees. They’re hard-wired to focus on a job and complete the job, be it single task or a career. Men like to direct their energies into one area of interest, one field of study, one trade, and then excel at that. A man’s work is his essence, his very being. But men are human. They have weaknesses. They get lonely and distracted.
That’s where you, a girl, comes in. What I meant by “free him of his weaknesses” is: help him to become the best he can be at his chosen profession. Gently assist him in removing his weaknesses; those obstacles that are preventing him from moving forward; and do it not in a nagging, bitchy way, but in a loving, constructive way.
Inspire him to greatness. You can do that by making yourself more beautiful and attractive (men are stimulated visually), by seeking God on a daily basis (or meditating, if that’s your thing), by staying active and healthy, etc.
This, I believe, is the recipe for a successful marriage. And this is precisely what’s missing from most of today’s marriages in America. Back in 1950, most wives were there in the home, attending to their husbands needs. That's why the divorce rate was half what it is today. Then came Gloria Steinem and her friends who began filling our minds with feminist claptrap, saying “You’re not a complete person unless you free yourself from a man’s control and have a successful career on your own.”
Now I have no doubt that Ms. Steinem’s life philosophy works for her and for women like her; those women who are called to a particular vocation and have the male energy to get the job done. I have nothing against that miniscule segment of the female population who truly have the need to devote their lives to a career. But to say feminist philosophy works for most women is ludicrous. Thanks to the media (which is controlled by feminists), we’ve got millions of women in the workplace who don’t want to be there. They are there because they feel our culture expects them to be “productive” (as if being a homemaker isn’t productive and valuable work).
Most women have an inherent, primary need to be a loving wife and mother. It’s human nature and it’s a beautiful thing. Hey, I just thought of a great bumper sticker: “A woman needs a career like a fish needs a bicycle.” Or, if you don't like that one, how about something my mom once told me: "The man makes a living, the woman makes life worth living."