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1. Critical
Please watch yourself and don't get caught in the trap of
criticizing your wife. Choose to see the good in your wife. Compliment her on
all the things she is doing right. Next
time you find yourself wanting to tell her something you don't like about her,
switch it around and pay her a sincere compliment. She will love it.
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2. Controlling
Believe it or not,
you aren't always right. And your beautiful wife is actually very good at
making her own decisions (and typically she makes very good decisions). So stop
feeling like you need to control where she's going, what she's doing, how much
she's spending and more. Instead of stressing about that, work together as a team,
encouraging and supporting each other. Let your wife be her own person, and
give her wings to fly.
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3. Treats you like an object
Please, husbands!
Your wife isn't an object. She is your wife, your best friend and your queen.
She deserves your utmost respect, especially when it comes to sexual intimacy.
Always respect her and her body and work on establishing emotional connection
and trust before thinking about sharing sexual intimacy with your wife. Sex can
be the most unifying, fulfilling and beautiful thing in marriage when you both
treat each other respectfully.
· 4. Doesn't give you the time of day
You have a wife. You
lucky guy. Please don't forget about her. Don't be too busy to call her, text
her or recognize her when she walks in the room. The next time you see her,
give her a big hug and tell her you love her. Let her know she is your top
priority by putting her first - ahead of work, time with your buddies, or
watching that game. Sit on the couch and talk to her. Tell her about your day,
your thoughts, your worries, and your funny experiences. Beware, you may find
that sparks suddenly start flying around like crazy.
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5. Uses crude or dirty language
Husbands, come on.
You aren't teenage boys anymore (and even then, bad language wasn't really
cool). Watch your mouth. Work to cut the swearing habit, and remove crude, rude
and dirty language from your vocabulary. You may be amazed at all the other
words available for use in expressing your feelings. Your wife deserves to hear
words that a gentleman would speak, not a raga-muffin. Buy yourself a
dictionary. OK, not really, but try some new words. Your wife will be tickled
pink and others will think you're much more intelligent.
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6. Views pornography
This is one sure way
to ruin your marriage, your life and your future. Simply put, don't view
pornography and let your eyes linger everywhere you go. Look inward and decide
to choose a better path. If you are entrenched in the ugly habit of
pornography, seek out professional help (there are many great resources to turn
to). Find a counselor who can help you begin the process of becoming free from
this addiction. You have to want change for yourself and for those you love. So
dig deep and decide what kind of life you really want.
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7. Has too high of expectations
The last thing your
sweet wife needs to hear is that she doesn't measure up to your unrealistic
expectations. Please don't compare your wife's body, budgeting skills, or
parenting skills to so-and-so down the street. Your comparisons will, over
time, crush her self-esteem. Decide to be kind, to be patient, to be forgiving
and to be flexible. The more you emphasize all of her positive qualities, the
more she will naturally start living up to those positive compliments and
become the woman you describe, and more.
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8. Doesn't help out around the house
Seriously? You may
bring in half the income, or all of it, but that doesn't mean you can chill on
the couch while your wife cleans, tidies and washes dishes day-in and day-out.
Kick it up a notch and offer to help out. Clean the toilet (yes, the one you
use every day), carry in the groceries or unload the dishwasher (oh, the
horror). You and your wife are a team and ought to work side by side creating
the home of your dreams.
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9. Loses his temper often
You are a grown man.
Yelling at your wife is not appropriate, effective or helpful. Hitting is
completely off limits. Rage, lashing out, throwing things and threatening are
all forms of abuse. You can learn to control your temper. You can learn to
respond calmly and with love. As you do, your wife will feel safe with you and
love being around you.
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10. Lies and cheats
If you think you can
sneak off with that babe from work and your wife will never know, then you're
kidding yourself and in for a very rude awakening. And honestly, even if your
wife never found out, it's still wrong. Don't throw away everything that is
truly meaningful for a fleeting moment of pleasure. Choose to be honest. Choose
to be loyal. Live up to those promises you made to your bride. She deserves all
that, and more.
Now, if you saw
yourself in any of these ugly habits, don't beat yourself up. Rather decide to
be better and make changes. Chart a course today that will lead you, and your
wife, to that happily-ever-after marriage you have always wanted.
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