Sometimes I catch the Comedy Show on TV. Its difficult to not do that, these days. Our comedy champs are appearing on every channel, every day! (I would certainly call it an over-dose.)What I notice the most is how most of the jokes are aimed at women. These men come and crack some silly jokes about how their wives behave or look or talk etc.
And I think to myself, why cant we have some fun at the expense of our men? So from years of experience (of complaining about my better half and observing other women do the same), I have come up with a list of things we want in our men. The list isnt exhaustive. How can it be? We need so many things and men are so lacking in all of them!
The first and foremost is an ability to stay awake when at home. Our husbands seem to act like sleeping partners in marriage, literally. Why is it that men need more sleep than women? Coz they work harder? Wrong answer! We work much harder than they. We manage the house, the kids, the office and the husbands. All they do is go to office, come back, eat and sleep. We want this to change. We want them to listen (without snoring) while we talk about our day.
The next thing that our men need to work on is their cooking skills. We know that mom-in-law didnt exactly train you to be a chef. But you can still learn to stir up a few dishes, cant you? My husband promised me breakfast in bed every Sunday, before we got married. And the much boasted about breakfast in bed hasnt materialized even once in all these years. We like to be pampered too! So you, dear husbands, need to learn your way around the kitchen.
After cricket, I believe the newspaper is the worst enemy of all married women. Here I am, trying to stir up a conversation on plans for our upcoming vacation, and all he can manage is hmmmmmms and ummmmmms! We hate talking to a monosyllable machine! So put that paper aside and give us the attention we need. I know we appear to be attention seeking. Thats coz we are! What is so bad about seeking the attention and time of your partner?
We also want our men to give up the control of the remote control. While it is OK for men to detest saas bahu sagas, how can they force us to watch news or sports channels all the time? There is a lot of stuff on TV that we can mutually enjoy. We want you guys to explore other channels and other programs besides news and cricket.
Another thing we want men to do is to spend some quality (teaching) time with kids. While I agree that a father playing with his son/daughter makes a very cute picture, you cant always have it like that. We want you to make some efforts to sit down with the kids, be strict and help them with their studies. Why do the unpleasant tasks always come our way? You should also share equally in them.
The ideal husband also knows how to keep himself and his surroundings neat and tidy. He knows that long and dirty nails are tawdry and not manly. And he absolutely never forgets to put down the lid of the toilet seat, after he uses it.
An ideal man never forgets to compliment his wife. Compliment us on our looks, our dressing style, our cooking, our sense of humoranything! But do compliment us guys; we need it.
While I can think up of numerous other things we want, these are the basic ones. If you are still single and ready to mingle, look for these things in your prospective partners.
