An Oldie but Goodie Post. People reacted to the idea of the responsibilities of a wife. What 
about you, do you agree with the responsibilities I listed or do you think there are different ones that are more important? Read on for more information.
When I first became a wife the responsibilities of the job didn’t enter my mind. I was young, in love and all I wanted was to be with my hubby. Those thoughts stayed with me for the next 24 hours until reality hit my new little world. There was no money, no time and no honeymoon since my new husband started a new job a month before the wedding and paid vacation wouldn’t be coming for another year. So on Monday morning we got up, readied ourselves and left for our jobs. Real life had just began and I was about to get a crash course on the responsibilities of being a wife.
As the months passed and my hubby would come home from work tired, sore, and frustrated I learned that he was not looking for my opinion of how I would handle the situation he encountered during the day. What he really wanted was a hug, kiss and dinner. I was soon to learn that one of the responsibilities of a wife was the support I could give to my husband. He could get career advice from his parents and buddies but a loving safe place where he was always the hero and I would be by his side is what he needed from me.
We were on a bowling league when we were first married. The guys from his shop had formed a league and it was a fun date night for us. Mostly, us girls just sat and talked with each other. We complained about our jobs, our new perms and our husbands. Soon it seemed like my new husband could do no right and our fighting increased. Not sure what to do, I talked to a friend from church about it. She gave me a piece of advice that I’m sure saved my marriage and I believe it’s one of the best laws of marriage. Show respect for your husband. Do not talk badly about your husband with your friends, family and never in front of your children.
A wife’s responsibilities might include the keeping and cleaning of the house and children. But the top responsibility of any wife should be her husband, loving and cherishing him. The hardest part of understanding the responsibilities of being a wife is finding the balance of time and responsibilities of being an employee, a mother and a wife. All your husband wants is to feel that he is important in your life, that you love him. One of the ways to do that is to cherish him by giving him the support he needs from his wife. Show and give respect for him at all times. Love your husband and let him will return the favor to you over and over again.
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Great reminder! Sometimes the day-to-day stuff piles up and we forget the basics. I appreciate you pointing us in the right direction.
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Thanks Dyrene. We do need to focus on the basics every once in awhile and remember them.
Respect & Support. Far more important than folding the laundry right! Extra important if your sweetie has a history of being run-down by parents or exes.
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So true. Building our spouse up and letting them know every day how important they are to us.
Excellent post! Mutual respect is key. After 16 years of marriage, I will have to agree the balance in all the other roles plays a huge part in the success of a marriage. We want to each feel important to each other. Do one thing each day that will make your partner’s day – do a chore they normally do, make their favorite meal, really listen to how their day went, or go for a walk.
Those excellent tips Debra! We can make our spouses feel special by doing ordinary everyday chores for them. I know when my hubby does the dishes he is never more sexy in my eyes! lol
I agree with you about respect, but it’s a two-way street. There has to be give and take on both sides.
My wife and I have been married for around 14 months now and we’ve never had a fight. There have been times when I’ve spoken a little out of turn and she has too, but we are more in love now than ever and I praise Jesus for all the moments my wife and I have had together.
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Have a wonderful day
David
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Hi David, so glad to meet you through the UBC challenge! And congratulations on your new marriage. I agree with you about respect being a two way street. Really that is the only way it can survive isn’t it? Disagreements will come and go but a commitment is what will keep you together.
I agree! Respect is the number one rule for a good marriage. I also beleive that there are three other things you need to build healthy relationships – trust, reciprocity, and mutual enjoyment. But, it all starts with respect. When you honor your husband as a gift from God, everything else seems to fall in place.
Benecia, I like the 3 other qualities you put down as well. Trust is huge in a marriage as well as reciprocity and mutual enjoyment both which seem to happen when we treat our spouse with love & respect.
R-E-S-P-E-C-T (in my best Aretha Franklin voice…smile) is one of the best things a wife can give her husband. Great post Shawn!
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So glad you enjoyed it Jackie. A wife giving a husband respect is not showing weakness or being subordinate. She is showing love and usually that respect is given right back to her.