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Hey, did you know that Redbook can tell you how to keep your “man” in love with you for all of eternity?
It’s true. Just go and read this. Or, if you’re too lazy to click, I’ll give you the summary (with commentary, of course).
#1: Play Poker: I guess many men actually play poker regularly and they think it important, or would find it appealing, if their wives could play, too?
#2: Give the Perfect Backrub: this one I can’t disagree with - who doesn’t love a good backrub? Still, it’s not very novel advice.
#3: Tie his Tie for him: I can count the number of times on one hand that I’ve worn a tie in my life, plus my wife hates formal, dressy clothes, so this one would not fly, but some guys find knots sexy.
#4: Make a Mean Steak: my wife and I are definitely meat-eaters, and while I am the griller, she does make a mean steak - and burgers - and I LOVE this. (And now I’m getting hungry.)
#5: Wake him up in the morning: This one is funny, and I think the author intended it for couples without kids. ‘Nuff said.
#6: Give him a barbershop shave: Thank you, but no. I am going to let my wife near my throat with a sharp razor? Are you kidding me?
#7: Strip: No arguments here.
#8: Have a conversation with his boss: This has actually happened - at my company’s event - and my wife is an absolute master at charming people, and my boss was no exception. He was mucho impressed and it did indeed improve my relationship with him.
#9: Throw him a super surprise party: Wow, my wife really is the best - for my quarter-century birthday, I was completely surprised with an evening of lazer tag (LOVE it!) and then karaoke and sushi. (I almost forgot about that night - thank you again, my baby.)
#10: Leave him a sexy voicemail at work: We IM all day instead.
#11: Quote at least three lines from The Godfather: Actually, one my favorite things is when we’re flipping channels in the afternoon and Bravo will be showing The Godfather trilogy without commercials.
Me: “Awesome!”
Her: [changes channel]
#12: Make Heart-Melting Chocolate-Chip Cookies: While I do have a terrible sweet-tooth, I love her banana bread, which I’ll count as cookies.
#13: Kick his style up a notch: And another winner! Not only do I agree with this, I could not be more grateful than to my wife for making me wear clothes that fit. When we met, I looked like a Beastie Boy, and now, I look a little better, but only a little (my legs are shaped funny), though I have tried hard to learn style, but it ain’t easy.
So do you keep your man happy, and if so, how? Tell us, we’re dying to know!
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April 16th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Ha ha. I remember back when I actually used to read these kinds of magazine lists. No time for that now! Well, although my husband is completely neglected these days, I do try to tend to the most important things in life. For him: that’s beer and humor.
So I try to make him laugh and I pick up a 6-pack of his favorite beer every so often. That’s about all I can manage right now as we are both so busy with work/house/kiddo stuff, you know?
April 16th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
haha i agree all of your comments! except maybe for #5, i think maybe they meant you would be waking him with um.. a ‘purpose’ *wink*wink*
ahh what do i do for my hubby? i leave work early occasionally and come home and make dinner. he LOVES this! I also get up with the kiddo on the weekends and make breakfast - he gets a little extra sleep and i get quality time (and breakfast!) with our son!
April 17th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Kate, obviously #5 was with a “wink, wink” but my point was that sleep is so precious when you have a kid, that to shorten the sleep cycle would be criminal
[I almost did #5 for my wife and then thought better of it, as I'd probably have gotten an elbow to the head in response at 6am 
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April 17th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
I remember reading this kind of article is several women’s magazines. I beleive they revamp it just a bit and republish every year or so. Too bad I no longer have time to read them!
I am a step back in time… or so some would say about my archaic methods of pleasing my hubby.
I will pick up his plate from the table and take it into t
he kitchen, not because he wouldn’t do it…but because I want to.
I cook dinner for him every night. And he always says “Thank you”.
Season tickets to the Ducks Football games… yep, I’m sitting next to him. Even though I don’t care for football.
On a more personal note… maybe waking him in the morning isn’t such a great idea, it doesn’t hurt to have a little surprise here and there… maybe on a Friday night when he gets home from work and the kids all happen to be gone.
Life is good when your man is happy… because when he is happy, he is a better husband and father. That makes all of us happy.
April 18th, 2008 at 1:10 am
yes, any woman wiht a child sould certainly elbow her babydaddy in the head with the suggestion of #5 at 6am. however, i have it on good authority that even a tired daddy will be ok with occasionally (and i mean occasionally) waking up a whole 15 minutes early if it’s the wifes idea!!
Jamie! i love what you said about how you guys show each other you love one another. i think soemtimes we get caught up in the ‘well i do this for you’ contest we just forget the power of ‘thank you’ and the appreciation that it shows when it is truely meant! thanks for the reminder
i dont think it’s archaic - i think it’s sweet and nice!
April 18th, 2008 at 1:12 am
hrm i should have edited that. sould = would