Ahh, the good ole’ days. Men didn’t carry Brokeback purses and women understood the importance of not complaining if the man stayed out all night.

We know that the list is accurate but is it real or a well-intentioned fabrication? We turn to Snopes who tellus that the date is certainly wrong since the graphic was taken from a 1957 John Bull Magazine cover. But, as Snopes points out, this doesn’t mean that the copy is fabricated. The book Fascinating Womanhood from the same time period had these important “Do’s and Don’ts”:

Do’s

Accept him at face value.
Admire the manly things about him.
Recognize his superior strength and ability.
Be a Domestic Goddess.
Work for inner happiness and seek to understand its rules.
Revere your husband and honor his right to rule you and your children.

Dont’s

Don’t try to change him.
Don’t show indifference, contempt, or ridicule towards his masculine abilities, achievements or ideas.
Don’t try to excel him in anything which requires masculine ability.
Don’t let the outside world crowd you for time to do your homemaking tasks well.
Don’t have a lot of preconceived ideas of what you want out of life.
Don’t stand in the way of his decisions, or his law.

Yes, I know that this has been emailed around for years. It’s that good.

h/t: Hagar

tags: housekeeping monthly

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