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Culture is a pendulum...it swings back and forth...
1 posted on 12/04/2016 1:25:39 PM PST by ameribbean expat
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To: ameribbean expat

Feminism has been much more dangerous to Western Culture than nuclear weapons.


2 posted on 12/04/2016 1:31:45 PM PST by gaijin
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To: ameribbean expat

bookmark


3 posted on 12/04/2016 1:35:50 PM PST by papertyger (The semantics define how we think.)
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To: ameribbean expat

Never in recorded history has “too much great sex” been cited as a reason for getting a divorce.

Draw your own conclusions.


4 posted on 12/04/2016 1:37:39 PM PST by RKBA Democrat (Right versus left is no longer as relevant as Nationalist versus globalist.)
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To: ameribbean expat

I give her credit for figuring it out.

I hope the family lives in peace forward.


5 posted on 12/04/2016 1:37:45 PM PST by DoughtyOne (jcon40, "Are we be coming into the age of Sanity?")
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To: ameribbean expat

From the story, here are the six principles of being a “Surrendered Wife”:

1. Relinquishes inappropriate control of her husband
2. Respects her husband’s thinking
3. Receives his gifts graciously and expresses gratitude for him
4. Expresses what she wants without trying to control him
5. Relies on him to handle household finances
6. Focuses on her own self-care and fulfillment

1-4 seem reasonable to me. With respect to 5, I think the household finances should be handled together or by whichever partner has more of an aptitude for it. I’m not quite sure what 6 means.

I don’t care for the term “surrendered wife,” but the thrust of these principles seems to me to be “don’t be a control freak and treat your husband like an adult who has a brain.”

I have never been married, but I see a lot of guys who put up with some really controlling behavior from their wives. I wouldn’t tolerate that kind of crap from any man, nor would I respect a man would tolerate from me. I also would not treat any man I loved that way.


8 posted on 12/04/2016 1:50:11 PM PST by Huntress ("Politicians exploit economic illiteracy." --Walter Williams)
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To: Mercat

Ping! What do you think? I’ve always thought it would nice if I could find myself a fellow my age like Mr. Mercat.


11 posted on 12/04/2016 1:54:26 PM PST by Huntress ("Politicians exploit economic illiteracy." --Walter Williams)
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To: ameribbean expat

Criticism kills love. If more couples understood that, there would be fewer divorces.


15 posted on 12/04/2016 2:01:48 PM PST by Maceman (Screw the Party. Save the Country.)
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1. “Mankind is an invader, a VIRUS, feeding off of Victim Mother Earth.”

2. “Men PREDATE upon women; they are natural enemies.”

3. Wealthy people prosper owing to black magic and trickery, they do so at the EXPENSE of less wealthy people.

These are the three huge, powerful ideas that must be utterly destroyed.


16 posted on 12/04/2016 2:03:00 PM PST by gaijin
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I didn't know I'd been disrespectful...

There's a big key right there.

LoveAndRespect.com has a lot of answers.
18 posted on 12/04/2016 2:08:42 PM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: ameribbean expat

The six principles of being a ‘Surrendered Wife’
Relinquishes inappropriate control of her husband
Respects her husband’s thinking
Receives his gifts graciously and expresses gratitude for him
Expresses what she wants without trying to control him
Relies on him to handle household finances
Focuses on her own self-care and fulfilment
Source: Laura Doyle, author of The Surrendered Wife
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I’m not a “Surrendered Wife”. I married my best friend, something that I never imagined doing. My husband does all of the cooking, handles all of the finances, helps out with cleaning, laundry and yard work. He’s a better person than I am, and why he married me is a mystery, but I thank God that he did.


19 posted on 12/04/2016 2:08:49 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: ameribbean expat

Mmkay....I’ve said this before on FR, and I’ll say it again (and I got this quote right here at FR): Keep his belly full, his ego boosted, and his balls empty, and he will worship the ground you walk on. Works for me. Together 33 years, married 24.


20 posted on 12/04/2016 2:15:20 PM PST by Mama Shawna
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My wife let's me drive. I'm happy.




21 posted on 12/04/2016 2:20:29 PM PST by stylin19a (obama = Fredo smart)
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To: ameribbean expat
Much of our fighting stemmed from the fact I thought my husband was clueless when it came to raising the children.

TL;DR Women don't know how to raise kids any better than their husbands. Being a woman does not give you "special" knowledge.

This, based on my experience with three of my own kids, is an enormous point. My wife and I have had serious fights about this, and it stems from the false concept promulgated by feminism, government literature and court practice and pronouncements, that women know best. Yes, mothers are nurturers and children need nurturing, but they also need to be trained and taught many things and some that are unpleasant. Women who launch into their husbands based on the premise that "He's wrong because that's not the way I would handle it" commit two serious logical fallacies. One is the assumption that she's right which is highly subjective, incredibly self-centered and likely wrong. Two, they assume that the child only needs what his mother gives and that there couldn't possibly be any other need. I've had to pointedly refute my wife that that thought is directly contrary to the fact that The Lord established that each child have TWO parents NOT one. In addition, few people understand human nature and even few believers understand the origin and nature of the Flesh. So they have zero discernment when their kids act up or have problems and are truly clueless about how to deal with the kid. When this goes further and wives set them selves up in opposition to their husbands they insult their husbands in a devastating way. If they do it in front of the kids they are literally fomenting disrespect and rebellion.

I know that this will make some of you cringe and I'll probably be labeled as sexist, but Eve's primary failure after believing the Enemy's lie was a failure to check with her husband. Based on her observation everything was good. Had she consulted with Adam first, things would have been very different. The basic principle established in Genesis 3 is that the Enemy works through the woman to destroy the man.

24 posted on 12/04/2016 2:49:09 PM PST by DeltaZulu
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Meanwhile on the reservation...

How to impress an Indian Woman....

Wine her,
Dine her,
Call her by her Indian name,
Hug her,
Support her,
Hold her in the moonlight,
Surprise her,
Compliment her,
Smile at her,
Listen to her,
Laugh with her,
Cry with her,
Romance her,
Believe in her,
Cuddle with her at a 49,
Shop with her,
Give her many Pendleton Blankets,
No Indian Time,
Keep a job through Pow-Wow Season,
Carry her chair at Pow-Wows,
Give her beautiful Indian jewelry,
Buy her flowers,
Hold her hand,
Don’t eat too much fry bread,
Give her many horses,
Keep the run down cars out of the yard,
Bead for her,
Play beautiful flute music for her,
Set up camp for her,
Hunt for her,
Give her lots of groceries,
Sing beautiful Indian Songs to her.
Have her balance the check book
and never asked how much is left !
Rub her feet, then ankles, knees and...

HOW TO IMPRESS AN INDIAN MAN

Show up nude with fry bread !!!!


25 posted on 12/04/2016 2:49:50 PM PST by Redcitizen
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To: ameribbean expat

Well, it does explain the low divorce rate in strictly Muslim countries. Talk about some surrendered wives... LOL!


27 posted on 12/04/2016 3:10:30 PM PST by A_perfect_lady
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To: ameribbean expat

As far as I know most women will act as this woman did...if you let them.


33 posted on 12/04/2016 4:10:38 PM PST by TalBlack (Evil doesn't have a day job....)
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