Keep Him Happy

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 299, 14 September 1937, Page 5

Keep Him Happy

Good Advice from a Man on Right Behaviour in Wives

from a man on how women can keep men happy, should be at least read by tbe women. Here, F. E. Bailey, of the English “Daily Mail,” gives his opinion on the knotty problem :—

The first essential to make a man happy is to love him. If you love him better than anyone else it is impossible for him to do better for himself elsewhere.

Then get rid of that feminine illusion that a man is only a little boy grown up. He is not. Nor does the way to his heart lie through his stomach. He knows—and you ought to know, too—that a brain dulled by heavy food puts him out of the running In these highly competitive days.

What a man desires most in a woman are romance and fragrance and a charming picture; therefore, see that he gets them and suppress firmly your intense desire to unburden your soul about the shortcomings of the kitchen boiler, the tradespeople and the children, when he comes home at night. From the beginning of your married life learn how to listen. Men love a woman to listen while they outline their ambitions and ideals.

Every husband longs to be considered a tough he-man; and unless it’s absolutely unavoidable, never pretend that he is anything else.

Should your husband be ill, do what is necessary for his health and then leave him alone. Only the most hopeless kind of man likes being fussed over. Be Candid—Sometimes.

TAON’T be too proud to indicate what things you like to be given, so that if he brings you a present, as all nice husbands do periodically, he won’t feel disappointed because you pretend to like something you long to throw in the dustbin.

On the other hand, there are several things which will turn the most amiable husband into an irritable man with a grievance. The first is trying to “reform” him —as the sort of wife w’ho does that kind of thing calls it. You married the man for what he was. Accept the fact.

The second is to compare him unfavourably with Mr. Blank up the road, who drives a much larger car, sends his children to more expensive schools, and buys his wife much better frocks.

If your husband cares two hoots about'you, and if not it’s your fault, he does bis best to provide you with a luxury car, buy you model frocks, and send all your sous and daughters to the very best schools. If he hasn’t succeeded, this hurts him a great deal more than it hurts you, so don’t rub it in.