TIPS ON HAVING A BETTER MARRIAGE

(How to be a Better Wife)

(Second in series. And both husbands and wives should read both articles)

(These thoughts are added to two or three times a week)

Is your marriage what you expected it to be?

Good marriages are made by two people who, when they said, “I do,” meant it. A 15 minute ceremony cannot make a marriage, not can a mortgage make a home. Many a hot meal is served with a cold heart and many a child wonders why mom and dad do not even act like friends.

Are your looks all you have to offer in your marriage?

Good looks may catch his eye, but alone will never hold his heart. You hold your mate by not hiding your love. A good marriage is possible but not inevitable. The time to make a marriage work is now.

How can you get your husband to change? Should you even try?

A wife who wants her husband to change should offer a change in trade. The barter system isn’t dead. Besides, when each of you gives a little, then both have a victory and neither has a defeat.

Would you like to be more charming?

Charm is an art, an attitude to be studied and sharpened. Be a good listener, sincerely learn and care about people, smile…there’s nothing charming about a frown, find an interesting hobby – if you are bored, you will be boring.

Are you a chronic faultfinder?

Listen to yourself. Nothing is so often opened by mistake as the mouth. Unfortunately our talking machine did not come with a shut-off switch. If you find only fault with your mater, maybe one day you won’t find either his faults or him.

Do you feel cheated because your Prince Charming is something less?

If you believe in fairy tales, you can believe in perfect mates. You can also drive yourself and your husband crazy by trying to force him to live up to an impossible dream. And suppose he should become perfect? What would he then do with imperfect you?