[glory]

What is wrong with this? Nothing! There are many reasons for the high divorce rate in America, and the above seems to be part of the answer why. A husband without any real authority or respect from his wife is doomed to an unhappy marriage or divorce. The above description sounds similar to the Biblical role models that God commanded for husbands and wives>>

I agree with you on the larger comment that this is a Biblical model that yields happy results, but your off the mark a bit by pointing out that it is women that drop their roles(respecting their husbands, etc). I know plenty of couples where the men are eager to get their hands on that second income and encourage if not manipulate their wives into working, not to mention the men who are lazy and slovenly and spend no time being a leader to their family even if their wives are home. They prefer instead the computer and the tv. So before we blame women for dropping the ball, let's also talk about how men have dropped the ball too. Women being cynical and all that did not happen in a vacuum. If you guys have the authority and want it, then for God's sake, take it back and start behaving like you deserve it by being leaders! I have seen woman after woman respond when their husband's turned to the Lord and took on their rightful role(and this is not some domineering husband w/control on everything, but a man who is the leader in his family, particularly spiritually, and who loves his wife as Christ loved the church(not his computer, tv, car, etc). They were men who stepped into the role of mutual submission and Christlike love.

Sorry for the rant, but I'm so sick of the whining of men on Freerepublic. So many of them are so willing to blame women for all the ills of the country and family, yet they won't address just how pathetic men act nowadays too. How far from the Biblical model many men are.

[cyborg]

I agree. My father and mother were together for over thirty five years following this model. My mother was a mail order bride of sorts. She was a West Indian from Trinidad, of african/spanish descent. My father was a first gen. of Italian immigrant parents. Not only was she gorgeous, but my mother was very respectful. My mother would have his house shoes ready when he came home from a long haul. Dinner and my sister and I looking very neat. My mother also dressed extremely well and always carried herself with the utmost respect. Many foreign women, esp. from Roman Catholic latin countries, or old world British colonies are like that. Not as much though in my opinion.

[Oberon]

How far from the Biblical model many men are.

I agree. Much of the time, women lead because men won't.

[Tauzero]

"So many of them are so willing to blame women for all the ills of the country and family, yet they won't address just how pathetic men act nowadays too."

I blame their moms.

[WaterDragon]

Bless you!

[Nick Danger]

I'm so sick of the whining of men on Freerepublic. So many of them are so willing to blame women for all the ills of the country and family, yet they won't address just how pathetic men act nowadays too.

Please... no commercial advertising for the Russian Bride companies.

[SevenDaysInMay]

If married couples (working wives) would wisely invest all of their wife's income living only his takehome, the men could retire by 40-45 or so, with time to earnestly seek out their first trophy mistress, (best done in no-fault/community property states).

Instead, young working women want BMWs, clothes to match, and their own 401ks. Go figure.

[buckeye49]

Exactly so.