I will shout them down. I have a good man who loves and cares for me. He still treats me like a lady and I respect and honor him. Am I always the perfect wife? NO! Am I ever the perfect wife? NO! But I love him and I appreciate that he is manly and stands up to me when I try to usurp his authority. I also appreciate that he will hear me when I speak, consider my needs and apologize to me when he has not taken my needs into consideration. I will also apologize to him when I have asked too much and not given enough. Marriage is a give and take. It is not one sided.
My husband is a good man. My dad is a good man. We have a church FULL of good men. They love God, their country, their wives and their children. And I appreciate them.
Well, I for one thank you for speaking out, because I know you probably will get more crap from “the sisterhood” for it than men will, since they kind of expect it from us. Sounds like you are blessed with a good marriage (not a perfect one, since they don’t exist), and I hope the Lord continues to bless you and your husband.
I’m still looking for my “helpmate”, and sometimes I wonder if I’ll ever find one nowadays, but thoughtful and fair-minded women with their heads on straight, like you seem to be, do give me hope!