How to Get What You Want from the Missus

Want better sex? Want her to watch her spending and take good care of the kids? Try these six simple strategies

NOT LONG AGO a team of sociologists from the University of Virginia interviewed 5,000 married couples. When they analyzed their data, they found that wifely satisfaction depends overwhelmingly on how well husbands meet their wives' emotional needs.

Emotional needs? Geez, if you’re like most guys, you’re pretty clueless in the emotional needs department. And if you’ve been married more than a couple of years, the whole routine has probably lulled you into a false sense of security. You work hard, you love your children, you watch over the money and troubleshoot tech problems in the house. Oh yeah, and you take out the trash. But beyond that, I’m guessing you’ve pretty much put your marriage on cruise control. 
 Big mistake.

The good news is that wives give back whatever they’re given by a factor of 10. At least. A wife who feels loved will have sex with you, watch her spending, show kindness to you and your extended family, raise your children well, and take care of you even when you’re old. A wife who feels underappreciated will seek revenge on her husband. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but when it comes you won’t like it.

To help you avoid that fate, I have devised a sort of idiot’s guide to keeping a wife reasonably happy. There are eight strategies in all. Try a couple and see if you don’t notice an improvement in the state of your union. Having trouble getting motivated to make the effort? Think of it as paying protection--an inexpensive insurance policy against the diverse ways your wife can make your life unpleasant.

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