15 Things a Husband should do

I googled around looking for a list of things husbands should do and came up frustrated. I would like a list that is somehwat generic to most every woman. I would like the list to BE FOR A MAN to read and understand, ( so no big words...JK) action based words that leave little to interpretation but broad enough to apply to most personalities. I had thought of writing the list myself, but then realized, you ladies are a wealth of cleverness and could take my meager beginning and expand it and perfect it! My ideas are below. Please add to it. Ideally I'd like to have a full list then start another thread in which women can vote on the top 5 or 10 things on the list. 1. Be a man. Masculinity is very attractive to women. Physical strength is relative. You don't have to be able to lift the sofa with one arm, but being able to lift her is something women see as strong enough. 2. Be fearless. This means killing spider, checking out thumps in the night, and taking risks. Risk her anger by pushing the issue, even if she is PMSing. Every woman is different but most women want a man who will not be afraid of a bad mood. Avoiding conflict with your wife is usually not the right idea. Dealing with conflict is the only way to settle a conflict. 3. Listen with eye contact, nod, practice empathy without solutions. Remember what she tells you and what she wants. Whether she is griping about work, family, kids or neighbors, take enough time to let her know you are listening. If she tends to go overboard or if she is flooding you with details you can't keep up with, let her know. Then she can decide for herself how important the details are or if she just wants to unload to someone who loves her. 4. Listen for the message she is sending, not the message you are hearing. "You never...." Actually means the message is, "I want you to..." Yes, she could do better with wording, but that doesn't negate the message. 5. Be able to provide, support and protect. 6. Make her laugh every day. 7. Tell her your thoughts. 8. Groom her mind to think of sex with you. Women's minds tend to generalize. We see a wife as being a mostly virtuous woman. We see being a mother as being a sexless nurturer. We see being a single adult female as a highly sexual woman. Yet being married and having kids we have to come to terms with being all 3 simultaneously. While she is making dinner, helping with homework, throwing in loads of laundry, she isn't thinking about sex. But if you could get her to think about sex while she is doing these things, she is more likely to be ready for sex by the time the kids are in bed. Flirt with her through out the day. Pat her rump when you walk by. Touch her frequently. Let her see you seeing her.

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