Christmas dos and Don't
Hi there........first time at this. I want to tell you about the guys I work with.
I'm a machinist, (have been since "81, and I work, almost exclusively with men. There in lies the fun part.)
Almost every guy I know has asked me what their wives want for Christmas. My answer is simple and direct: They want your time. 100%!!! "What do you mean by that?" I mean, they want you to:
1) Listen to them when they tell you about their day, no matter if you think it's boring and TOO detailed. She listens to you talk about the Pacers, the Colts (or whatever team you have several shirt in the closet for) or how bad you did the other day when you went hunting. She can actually repeat whatever you said, just so you know that she is listening. She expects the same of you. Try that once. Believe me, the rewards are great!
2) If she asks for some "quality time" and maybe an evening with just the 2 of you...she doesn't mean dinner at a place where you can watch the game on the TV. She means dinner at a nice place without a ton of kids.....with some meaningful dialog over dinner. Someplace where she doesn't have to cook the food then clean up the mess while you watch WWF or SciTV.
3) If she asks you to rub her feet.......that's it! If she wants more, she'll lay obvious hints (i.e. I'm going to take a shower and shave my legs...wanna join me?") That means, turn off the TV, do the Tivo thingy or whatever gets you into the shower with her.
4) DO NOT..under any circumstances get her anything that had an electric cord or batteries unless she specifically asks for it. NEVER
5) Just for a change, say, "Honey, I'll fix dinner, why don't you go relax and I'll take care of everything." If she's still alive at that point, she'll try to check the back of your neck to see where the aliens sucked you out!
Having said all of this, I must say, that for the last 4 years, when he's asked me what I want for Christmas I've said, "I want a carriage ride around the circle and dinner at Ruth's Crist." He'said EVERY time, "No, really, what do you want?"
Point being, #1 is the most important gift that you can give your lady/wife......to listen to her and care what she says.
On that note, he asked me to bake some of my famous sweet potato bread for him to take into work for his best friends. Since I llistened...........I'm off.
Chrissykins
I'm a machinist, (have been since "81, and I work, almost exclusively with men. There in lies the fun part.)
Almost every guy I know has asked me what their wives want for Christmas. My answer is simple and direct: They want your time. 100%!!! "What do you mean by that?" I mean, they want you to:
1) Listen to them when they tell you about their day, no matter if you think it's boring and TOO detailed. She listens to you talk about the Pacers, the Colts (or whatever team you have several shirt in the closet for) or how bad you did the other day when you went hunting. She can actually repeat whatever you said, just so you know that she is listening. She expects the same of you. Try that once. Believe me, the rewards are great!
2) If she asks for some "quality time" and maybe an evening with just the 2 of you...she doesn't mean dinner at a place where you can watch the game on the TV. She means dinner at a nice place without a ton of kids.....with some meaningful dialog over dinner. Someplace where she doesn't have to cook the food then clean up the mess while you watch WWF or SciTV.
3) If she asks you to rub her feet.......that's it! If she wants more, she'll lay obvious hints (i.e. I'm going to take a shower and shave my legs...wanna join me?") That means, turn off the TV, do the Tivo thingy or whatever gets you into the shower with her.
4) DO NOT..under any circumstances get her anything that had an electric cord or batteries unless she specifically asks for it. NEVER
5) Just for a change, say, "Honey, I'll fix dinner, why don't you go relax and I'll take care of everything." If she's still alive at that point, she'll try to check the back of your neck to see where the aliens sucked you out!
Having said all of this, I must say, that for the last 4 years, when he's asked me what I want for Christmas I've said, "I want a carriage ride around the circle and dinner at Ruth's Crist." He'said EVERY time, "No, really, what do you want?"
Point being, #1 is the most important gift that you can give your lady/wife......to listen to her and care what she says.
On that note, he asked me to bake some of my famous sweet potato bread for him to take into work for his best friends. Since I llistened...........I'm off.
Chrissykins
posted by Chrissykins @ 3:01 PM
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