# IMHO - I have the best husband in the world !! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 25, 2000, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-i-have-the-best-husband-in-the-world/30664 "2000-08-25T00:35:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stormi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Stormi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stormi)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2000, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-i-have-the-best-husband-in-the-world/30664/1 "2000-08-25T00:35:39Z")
He’s very handsome, sexy. He’s nice to me. He has never hit me. He has never even raised his voice to me. He is a wonderful provider. He has supported and encouraged me to be at home with the kids full time, as we both felt it was best for them until they were all in school. He thinks I am funny, and laughs at all my jokes. He helps around the house. He wants me to buy anything I want. ( well, within reason! ) He is a great father, very involved in the kids’ lives and activities. He loves to see me smile. I could go on and on, but I don’t want to brag ( wink wink ) Please share what is special about your husband/wife/SO 🙂 Stormi ---
**Author:** ![tubagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b77776/32.png) [@tubagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tubagirl)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2000, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-i-have-the-best-husband-in-the-world/30664/2 "2000-08-25T01:00:55Z")
What I love about my husband, Chris He is a total stud He can read my mind He ties my shoelaces He lets me dress him He washes my hair He lets me hold the remote control He meets me for lunch everyday He is a wonderful lover He lets me get away with anything He always agrees with me when I need him to He cooks He cleans He likes my family He likes my dog He walks her in the morning I could go on and on… ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2000, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-i-have-the-best-husband-in-the-world/30664/3 "2000-08-25T01:32:03Z")
MY guy is the best for all the reasons stated above, well except the dog part. He tells me he loves me no less than 5 times a day, everyday. He is a wonderful poet. He is terribly romantic. He cooks like a gourmet chef. He is absolutely gorgeous. He is intelligent. He has good taste, most of the time. Most importantly, I simply know he loves me, as sure as I know I love him. [Group gush] Awwwww. Oh, I have to stop, he knows he’s the cat’s meow to me. ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2000, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-i-have-the-best-husband-in-the-world/30664/4 "2000-08-25T02:10:28Z")
I was going to say that you are VERY lucky ladies, until I realized that you deserve to have a man like that. And I am sure that luck has nothing to do with it. Most certainly, it takes alot of work and love and committment to make this happen. On both person’s parts. So, lets just say that both the ladies who posted AND the men they talked about are wondrous and joyous examples of how it **should** be in a relationship. Hope once again springs eternal! It **CAN** be done! I have EVIDENCE! Scotti ---
**Author:** ![Ura-Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/51bf81/32.png) [@Ura-Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ura-Maru)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2000, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-i-have-the-best-husband-in-the-world/30664/5 "2000-08-25T10:40:28Z")
Well, I could proably pull off one or two of those . . . Maybe three or four on a good day. – “Seducing a beautiful woman? Not my forte.” ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2000, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-i-have-the-best-husband-in-the-world/30664/6 "2000-08-25T12:43:07Z")
When I met my future husband, his mother was in the last stages of cancer. One night we were sitting in the living room when she came down, in obvious agony, and asked Tim to take her to the emergency room. I have an image of him carrying her 90 pound body out to the car and putting her very gently in the passenger seat. He lifted weights at the time and I was struck by how big and capable he was and how tiny and fragile she was. She was burrowing her head into his chest and trying to battle the pain silently. He had set his jaw and was trying very hard to be stoic and brave. I was in the doorway watching them leave and he turned to me and asked, “Will you meet me at the emergency room?” and his mouth was quivering. And my heart broke for the both of them. I knew then that I’d follow him ANYwhere. And I have never regretted it. ---
**Author:** ![JimmyNipples](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@JimmyNipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimmyNipples)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2000, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-i-have-the-best-husband-in-the-world/30664/7 "2000-08-25T13:28:57Z")
I am so good. I don’t like my wife’s family. I love my wi **f** e very much. I play with the kids when I damn well want to. I scream at my wife **u** ntil she does what I want. Two of my the **c** hildren wor **k** , so the can help support my drug habit. I steal money from my w **i** fe’s purse a **n** d then blame it on the kids. I call my wife’s **p** l **a** ce of wo **r** k and tell her **e** mployer to kiss my ass…and the **n** blame i **t** on the kids. I’m so clever Of cour **s** e, I’m kidding. Except for loving my wife and not liking her family. (They abused her emotionally) ---
**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2000, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-i-have-the-best-husband-in-the-world/30664/8 "2000-08-25T14:05:55Z")
He thinks i am beautify, sexy, smart, funny and wise. He does the housework. He does the laundry. He makes dinner. His kisses make me swoon. He is nearly as adventurous in bed as I am 🙂 He knows how to please me. We enjoy spending lots of time together. He listens, usually. He lets me pic out most of his clothes 🙂 He shares my favorite color. He is visibly delighted when i do nice things for him. He scratches my ack just right whenever I want, even in the middle of the night. He can say the words, “I am sorry, I was wrong.” without choking on them. (So can i, that helps i am sure) He doesn’t care for sports generally, but likes to watch figure skating and gymnastics. Although he eats lunch at his job as it is provided, he sees that I have lunch at work every day. He brings me lunch quite often, but doesn’t mind if I make other plans. He performs miracles daily. The doctors have said there is no way he can walk unassisted. He does. I helped him through college. When it came my turn to go, he worked to support me and supported me in everyway I asked. It meant delaying his career for 5 years too. Today we both have jobs doing what we like to do. He deals better with my family than I do. ---
**Author:** ![Stormi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Stormi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stormi)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2000, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-i-have-the-best-husband-in-the-world/30664/9 "2000-08-25T15:48:09Z")
Jimmy Nipples - your post cracked me up - I am glad you were kidding. Otherwise, you might be single soon! I forgot to add: My husband paints my fingernails and toenails. Loves to. And the #1 reason why my husband is the best is : After 17 years together, the death of a parent, a newborn child, friends and family, all our ups and downs, my moods and difficult times, the job changes and stress, raising 3 kids together, and working at keeping our marriage happy… he has been by my side, wiping my tears, listening and enjoying my laughs, sharing my troubles, and has always loved me unconditionally. He’s my best friend. ---
**Author:** ![Anniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cc9497/32.png) [@Anniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anniz)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2000, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-i-have-the-best-husband-in-the-world/30664/10 "2000-08-25T15:54:46Z")
I don’t belong in this thread, because I don’t have anyone.:(☹ But, I’m glad for you all that have someone to love and be loved by.:)🙂 ---
**Author:** ![OESGal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecae2f/32.png) [@OESGal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OESGal)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2000, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-i-have-the-best-husband-in-the-world/30664/11 "2000-08-25T17:43:05Z")
I love my boyfriend because: He loves me back He is the most intelligent person I know and he thinks the same about me He is handsome and things I am beautiful We can always talk to each other We respect each other We know what to do to please each other We take care of each other He tells me he loves me every time we talk on the phone and every time (practically) we have to part company He tells me he loves me whenever it pops into his head He has the patience of a saint He knows what to do when I am angry with him to make me feel better He is my soulmate:D ---
**Author:** ![JimmyNipples](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@JimmyNipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimmyNipples)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2000, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-i-have-the-best-husband-in-the-world/30664/12 "2000-08-25T18:22:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Stormi \* > \*\*Jimmy Nipples - > your post cracked me up - I am glad you were kidding. > Otherwise, you might be single soon! > \*\* Ya…just kidding. My wife and I have a good relationship. My kids and I have a **very** good relationship. I beg them to play games with me at times. Dad’s bored…quick lets get out of the house!! They make me laugh every day. I love my family very much and I tell them as often as I can. Parents bury their kids way too often. I couldn’t even imagine doing that. I’m sure I’d lose my mind with grief. Last night I surprised my wife with a dishwasher. Ah ya…racking up the points!! I could be doing more…and I think I’ll start now. Good thread Stormi…you made me think about making their lives a little better. Thanks. Life is short…I’m getting teary eyed. Peace ---
**Author:** ![lucie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed8c4c/32.png) [@lucie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lucie)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2000, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-i-have-the-best-husband-in-the-world/30664/13 "2000-08-25T20:05:11Z")
I have the perfect husband. He voluntarily changes the cat boxes, cleans the bathroom, folds laundry, and keeps his clothes neatly put away. He knows how to order wine in a restaurant. He always supports me in public, even if he disagrees with me in private. He plays the harp, performs Shakespeare, and sings. He also shoots, flys helicopters, does mrtial arts, and fences sabre and broadsword. After 10 years of marriage, he’s still horny all the time. There’s this amazing thing he does with his tongue… And the number one reason I knew he was the man for me right away - Early on in our relationship when he was staying the night at my place, he used the bathroom and left the seat up. Joking, I told him that I would never marry anyone who left the seat up. He said “Really?”, and in eleven years together has never failed to lower it. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2000, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-i-have-the-best-husband-in-the-world/30664/14 "2000-08-25T20:34:07Z")
…mine, of course. [ul] [li]He’ll do anything, up to and including make a complete ass of himself, to get me to smile.[/li][li]He likes cats.[/li][li]He sleeps with the TV on, just like me.[/li][li]His idea of a good day is sleeping in, watching football, getting all our food delivered, and having lots of sex during halftimes.[/li][li]He has long hair and a perfect grin.[/li][li]He makes a ton of sacrifices to be with me and never complains.[/li][li]He loves to give oral sex, AND he’s good at it.[/li][li]He likes his steaks bloody.[/li][li]He never leaves the toilet seat up, not even in his own home, if I’m around.[/li][li]He knows how to fight fair, to admit his mistakes, and to apologize when he’s wrong.[/li][li]He knows to not hold a grudge when I’m the one who’s wrong.[/li][li]He is incredibly patient and fun with kids.[/li][li]We have fun together no matter where we are.[/li][li]He calls and leaves messages on my voice mail telling me he loves me when he knows I’m not home.[/li][li]He helps me study for midterms and finals, and actually pretends to enjoy it. ;)[/li][li]He has the most integrity of anyone I know.[/li][li]He’s hard-working and ambitious.[/li][li]He doesn’t get impatient with me when I’m stressed out.[/li][li]He has a great relationship with his family, and he likes mine as well.[/li][li]He knows to give me practical gifts, but every now and then suprises me with something silly that he knows I’ll love, like a 99-cent figurine of Antowain Smith, or a card with a cute kitten on it.[/li][li]He thought that a book of the best NFL photography with extra pages of my favorite love poetry was the coolest gift ever–or at least he made me think so.[/li][li]We can talk about anything from Great Debates to our future to our present to that monster belch one of us just let out.[/li][li]He’s amazing in bed.[/li][li]He’s just as amazing everywhere else.[/li][li]He’s the last thing I think about before I go to sleep, and the first thing I think of when I wake up.[/li][li]He’s not afraid to cry. In fact, if he’s reading this list, he’s probably crying by this entry.[/li][li]He’s strong when I am not.[/li][li]He quit smoking, partially because of me.[/li][li]He knows how to surprise me well.[/li][li]He knows how _not_ to surprise me.[/li][li]Every day, we fall a little more in love with one another.[/li][li]He lets me cook for him.[/li][li]When he’s here on Saturdays, he gets out of bed at 9:00, sometimes on only a few hours of sleep, to go to work with me, rather than be separated for six hours.[/li][li]He’s my greatest supporter and biggest fan.[/li][li]He’s an incurable romantic, and has taught me things about being in love that I never thought I’d know.[/li][li]He loves to learn.[/li][li]He’s generous, both financially and spiritually.[/li][li]He rides the Pirate Ship with me.[/li][li]He’s the only person I know, other than me, who can appreciate a corned-beef sandwich the size of his own head.[/li][li]Despite all of the above, I’ve somehow managed to fool him into thinking _I’m_ wonderful.[/li][/ul] I killed this list due to time and space constraints, not due to a lack of anything else to say. ---
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2000, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-i-have-the-best-husband-in-the-world/30664/15 "2000-08-25T20:43:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Drain Bead \* > > **He’s not afraid to cry. In fact, if he’s reading this list, he’s probably crying by this entry.** That was dust in my eye. Honest… I’d make a reply post, but I got yelled at when I posted every word that ended in -A due to it’s length, and the reasons my SO is the best would drawf that considerably. That and, unlike my woman, I have a job which requires me to work sometimes… 😉 * * * Yer pal, Satan [sub]I HAVE BEEN SMOKE-FREE FOR: Four months, two weeks, two days, 18 hours, 42 minutes and 2 seconds. 5551 cigarettes not smoked, saving $693.90. Extra life with Drain Bead: 2 weeks, 5 days, 6 hours, 35 minutes.[/sub] **_"Satan is not an unattractive person."_-Drain Bead** [sub]Thanks for the ringing endorsement, honey![/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Stormi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Stormi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stormi)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2000, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-i-have-the-best-husband-in-the-world/30664/16 "2000-08-25T23:24:46Z")
Wonderful post. I loved your last one! ---
**Author:** ![green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/54ee81/32.png) [@green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2000, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-i-have-the-best-husband-in-the-world/30664/17 "2000-08-25T23:32:36Z")
~sniff sniff~ I am so jealous of you all and I am glad to know htat relationships DO work. After all the failed dating I have gone through, eh ehm, been put through, I sortof get the impression it can’t be done. Good to know I am mistaken. Any one know a cute single guy over 21? no, I’m serious. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2000, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-i-have-the-best-husband-in-the-world/30664/18 "2000-08-25T23:39:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by green \* > \*\*Any one know a cute single guy over 21? > no, I’m serious. > \*\* I’m 18, if that counts. As for cute, you are your own judge. Opinions differ. Check the “Underage dopers” thread (in MPS, I believe). There are a few threads like that around. ---
**Author:** ![green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/54ee81/32.png) [@green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2000, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-i-have-the-best-husband-in-the-world/30664/19 "2000-08-25T23:46:56Z")
sorry, I like a guy to go dancing with me, etc. What do you mean, underage? I am 21. Are you talking about you? ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2000, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-i-have-the-best-husband-in-the-world/30664/20 "2000-08-25T23:52:38Z")
Sorry for the hijack. Anyway, define dancing. I suppose if need was, I could be taught (reluctantly). And by underage dopers I meant under 21. There wasn’t a “check-in for 21-YO dopers” though there was one for dopers between 21 and 30. Ask any of the dopers that age or search for the thread. Am I talking about me in what sense/case/place? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-i-have-the-best-husband-in-the-world/30664.md?page=2)