A Good Wife

While I was on vacation I received an email from someone who thought I would make a perfect wife for him.  Needless to say, I was flattered and intrigued but mostly just flattered.  After a few more email exchanges since I have returned home the question was asked if I thought I would make a good wife.  I've thought about this quite a bit.

I'm not sure if I would make anyone a good wife.  I lean towards no.  Why you ask?  Because I am selfish.  Many people think I have a princess mentality.  I'm not going to argue that here.  I may have a bit of a princess mentality.  And I'm OK with it.  I like to travel.  A lot.  I like to sleep late and stay up late at night.  I hog the bed.  I don't like to clean.  I don't like to iron.  I don't like to cook.  OK that's not true.  I do like to cook on special occasions but I don't like to cook every night.  I have expensive tastes.  I'm demanding.  I am quick tempered and often irrational when I'm angry.  I'm quirky and have odd phobias.  I cry easily.  When I'm sick everyone has to do exactly what I want when I want it.  I don't think I want to have kids.  I love kids but I don't think I want any of my own.  That time has passed.  I recently found out I snore.  Not loudly like a truck or anything but I bet it eventually comes to that.  I have high expectations of people and I'm not very nice when I'm disappointed.  I'm a bitch.  Oh and recently I've gotten fat and lazy.

So no I don't think I would make a good wife even though I once professed I would be.

Comments

[LilyParrot]

Perhaps the better question is who and what makes a good husband? A pulse? A job? A sense of humor? I think we expect less from them than they expect from us. And as you get older (I'm in my early 30s) you start to feel like you have to be less picky because time is running out. It sucks.

I know what you mean. I always used to say I would only marry someone who hadn't been married before. I wanted to be the first and only wife. My mother pointed out that the liklihood of that happening is getting slimmer and slimmer. For me to be able to be someone's first wife I'm either going to have marry someone who is all of twelve years old, a gay man, or someone who is as seriously fucked up as I am. None of which are appealing prospects. Except for the gay man. I'd marry a gay man in a heartbeat.

[jp]

i think you're being too hard on yourself...
you probably think you're being objective and honest...and i'm sure you are...but things have a way of balancing out when you meet that special someone...
besides, all that you have to offer, per your previous post, can smooth a lot of rough edges...

A good blowjob can't smooth the rough edges forever.

[LilyParrot]

I'd marry a RICH gay man in a heartbeat. That way he could afford to buy me the clothes that I want (and deserve, of course).

Well of course I'd prefer a rich gay man but I just know a gay man would make the most fun husband for me.

[IndigoBlue]

You're right, you probably wouldn't make much of a wife, but from the sound of your list you're definitely husband material!

Actually I know quite a few men who would make great husbands. Unfortunately I'm not attracted to a single one of them. There are good men out there. I think. No I'm pretty sure there are.

[Brianne]

From someone who too, walks through life with a princess mentality, let me tell you this--

You'll make a good wife. You just have to marry someone willing to humor the princess tendencies.

Is there a dating site for men who will humor princess tendancies?

[The Diva Tee's Thoughts]

Your honesty is amazing to me. I do think, however, that you are being much to hard on yourself.

Well shit, it's just the Internet. It's not like my honesty is going to be here forever and ever and Googleable or anything. :)

[New York Moments]

Any woman who says she's much different than this is a liar. Some women just hide it in order to get the husband. Thus the high divorce rate.

Most men are just looking for a mother figure.

Well I'm looking for a sugar daddy so that presents a problem. ;)

[Danielle]

I'd marry you. :)

Thank you :)

[piglet]

i think you are quite intelligent to just lay that shit out there like that.

and i agree that a gay man would make a great partner. which is so weird, much like the ages in which men and women hit there sexual primes.

maybe it's all one big joke on us.

A real big fucking joke.

[ps. I love You]

I share a lot of your princess-like tendencies but I have always thought of it as man-like tendencies. I tell people I need a wife, someone to cook, clean and pick up the dry cleaning. I'd go lesbian if it weren't for the icky sex part. But never fear, you too can be happily married if you can find a man to put up with your bullshit (mine has for 20 yrs).

You are a lucky woman.

[BLE]

What is a good wife anyway? I am one and still don't know what it is.. I think you have to be good partners is all. No one is good to each other ALL THE TIME. BTW, Lola, check out www.sugardaddyforme.com!