This is hilarious
http://rope.92kqrs.com/morningshow/goodwife.html
It comes from Good Housekeeping circa 1955. I’m going to try running this by my fiancee to see if she agrees. As the magic 8 ball would say, “outlook not good” 
Wow, that IS funny! I’m glad women have come so far; I wouldn’t WANT my wife to be like that. My favorite part is where it says, “Be a little gay and more interesting for him…” Kind of has a different meaning now, huh?
I can’t believe I get to be the first to post the Snopes link. 
[Hijacking my own thread]
The above link is being passed around my office today which is how I got it. As a result everyone is cracking jokes. What follows is the “cream of the crop”;
Q: Why did the woman cross the road?
A: What does it matter? What the hell is she doing out of the kitchen?!?!
Q: How do you make a woman orgasm?
A: Who cares!
[/Hijacking my own thread]
While I of course find the 1950’s view of women absurd and degrading, I have to admit as a guy that such a wife sure would make for a relaxing home life. “Honey, I’ve had a hard day. Bring me my homecooked meal and speak soothingly to me.”
Just look how far we’ve come
You know, the “be a little gay and interesting for him” line caught my eye as well. I’m sure that if a man came home in 1955 and found his wife in bed with another woman, it would have been pretty interesting.
[Adding to pez’s hijack]
Men don’t ask for directions, but women never need to. Why is this?
C’mon! How hard is it to get from the kitchen to the bedroom!
[/adding to pez’s hijack]
Hmmm…
The “article” alluded to in the OP didn’t really ring true from the beginning. My mother was a young wife (newly-married in 1955) at that time. I have had many conversations with her and her same-age friends on the subject of expectations of a married woman in the 1950’s as compared to now. While a few of the suggestions appeared genuine, the overall tone of the piece was way over the top. Additionally, I’ve read far too many old “ladies magazines” and I think I know the real thing when I see it.
Yes, women were definitely encouraged to stay close to hearth and home while their husbands worked. Yes, women were supposed to make home a pleasant and safe haven. And in return, they were not only to be supported by their spouses financially, but respected because they loved their husband enough to take his name and forfeit a great deal of independence.
From what I can tell, the good and lasting marriages, then as now, were/are based on love and respect. So when I got to the part in the article which talked specifically about not minding if your husband stays out all night, I knew the thing had to be baloney. If your husband really loves and respects you, he won’t stay out all night and not tell you where he was. Nor will he expect you to put up with it; and if you have any respect for yourself you won’t either.
Frankly, if my father had done that even once to my mother she would have taken herself, her bags and her college education (which at that time was moot because she was married and wasn’t working) and found her own way. I realize that a few conversations with my mother and her friends are not equivalent to formal survey study. However, the information I got from people who came of age in that era (all of whom are still married to their original husband) has provided me with a non-ironic, largely unromanticized window on a decade that has been maligned all too often and all too easily.
Okay, sorry! I guess I got kind of serious; I mean the article was supposed to be a joke after all. I hope that all made sense.
I have nothing to offer this thread, except my observation that due to the small size of my screen font, I coulda sworn that this thread title was: Women: KNOW YOUR HOLE!
I see no reason why I can’t be this kind of wife.
Just triple my meds.
oops! I forgot the unquotes. Sorry Totoro.