Now, what do you think makes a good wife?

I don't want to be one sided. I want men and women to participate in what you think a good wife is. And if ONE person says submissive, I will puke my guts out and hunt you down and .... well, not really, but I'll want to!

I'll go first:

Respectful - meaning, don't call your husband stupid (unless you're kidding of course!); don't ridicule him or his decisions (I mean, ya, you can talk about them and give your opinion)

Do NOT EVER nag - I read at MarriageBuilders.com that this woman said her husband never did anything she asked. The counselor told her to ask him once, then don't ask again, but when it does it, praise him and tell him how thankful she was. After that, she only had to ask him to do something once. Of course, for me, I HATE nagging, so I don't do it, and then nothing gets done unless I do it or I call someone to do it.

Take care of him - before you get your panties in a wad, I mean do little things for him. Men really appreciate the little things. My husband could give a crap if I clean the bathrooms, but when he goes running or biking I'll make him a recovery drink and put it in the fridge. The first time I did that you would think I won the lottery or something. I make coffee in the morning and take him a cup without him asking. I straighten out his drawers and try to color code things cause he is color blind. THESE things I know he appreciates and he tells me no one has ever done those things for him.

Tell him he looks good - Personally, I love my husband in jeans, shirt, baseball cap and tennis shoes. It's just so manly. And he has the BEST legs ever. I always tell him he should do underwear commercials. Men love when women tell them how good they look.

Keep the house clean - and no, I don't mean SPOTLESS (like I do, but I like to clean and I'm OCD about it). My husband said he never had friends over when he was married to his ex cause she didn't know how to clean and when she did laundry, she left piles all over the place.

Humor - learn to laugh and have fun.

Talk - even with all the problems, my husband and I talk about the strangest things and then laugh our asses off. I mean STRANGE things, like the conversation I posted a while ago, we do things like that all the time. I've had friends tell me they wish they could just have meaningless conversations like that with their husbands.

Physical - We ALL know how much men love sex. A lot of women do, too. There are times I just do NOT feel like it, but honestly? Once we get started, there is just something about him that turns me on. If you don't feel like it, at least TRY to feel like. And if you can't because it's that time of the month? Like my husband told me once "your gums aren't bleeding are they?" I laughed until I almost peed my pants. But he gives me what I need, and I give him what he needs. Sex has never been a problem for us.

Honesty - Goes without saying, right?

Faithful - also goes without saying.

Well, this is harder to think about than I imagined! But these are some of my thoughts.

Now it's your turn. Just make a list or feel free to explain. Use all the room you want, and again I'll compile and post the list in a few days!