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To: MrsNose who wrote (10978)	8/10/1999 8:33:00 AM
From: Carole Olkowski	Read Replies (6) \| Respond to of 62549

>>> The following is from an actual 1950s Home Economics textbook >>> intended for High School girls, teaching them how to prepare for >>> married life. >>> >>> 1. Have dinner ready: plan ahead, even the night before, to have a >>> delicious meal-on time. This is a way of letting him know that you >>> have been >>> thinking about him, and are concerned about his needs. Most men are >>> hungry when >>> they come home and the prospects of a good meal are part of the warm >>> welcome >>> needed. >>> >>> 2. Prepare yourself: TAke 15 minutes to rest so you will be >>> refreshed >>> when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair >and >>> be >>> fresh looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people. Be > >>> a >>> little gay and a little more interesting. His boring day may need a >>> lift. >>> >>> 3. Clear away clutter. Maker one last trip through the main part of > >>> the house just before your husband arrives, gathering up school >books, >>> toys,paper, etc. Then run a dust cloth over the tables. Your >husband >>> will feel >>> he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift > >>> too. >>> >>> 4. Prepare the children. Take a few minutes to wash the children's >>> hands and faces if they are small, comb their hair, and if necessary, > >>> change >>> their clothes. They are little treasures and he would like to see >>> them >>> playing the part. >>> >>> 5. Minimize the noise: At the time of his arrival, eliminate all >>> noise of >>> washer, dryer, or vacuum. Try to encourage the children to be quiet. > >>> Greet him with a warm smile and be glad to see him. >>> >>> 6. Some DONT'S: Don't greet him with problems or complaints. Don't > >>> complain if he's late for dinner. Count this as minor compared with >>> what he >>> might have gone through that day. >>> >>> 7. Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair >>> or >>> suggest he lay down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready >>> for him. Arrange his pillows and offer to take off his shoes. Speak > >>> in a low, >>> soft, soothing and pleasant voice. Allow him to relax and unwind. >>> >>> 8. Listen to him: You may have a dozen things to tell him, but the >>> moment >>> of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first. >>> >>> 9. Make the evening his: Never complain if he does not take you out > >>> to >>> dinner or to other places of entertainment; instead try to understand > >>> his >>> world of strain and pressure and his need to be home and relax. >>> >>> 10. The Goal: try to make your home a place of peace and order where > >>> your husband can relax.