Lots of people are rolling their eyes over the Wife’s Chart and who can blame them? It’s ridiculous by today’s standards. But thanks to commenter INC in the post at Hot Air’s headlines, I’ve gotten the the rest of the story from a flickr user – including the husband chart! The cover describes it as the “hundred point rating scale” and a “Blueprint for Happiness.” It’s funny stuff, and it makes the Wife Chart look a lot less outrageous than when it stood alone. I particularly enjoyed these from the Husband section:
- 33. Calls “Where is… ?” without first hunting the object.
- 42. Eats onions, radishes or garlic before dates or going to bed.
My husband is a saint who is guilty of neither of those things, and as lagniappe, has mastered #35 and 44. And #46 – he rebuilt and upgraded my computer last week! I am sooo keeping him.
All kidding aside, when you take the Husband’s Chart into consideration as well, I don’t find the charts offensive at all. So many of the things on these lists are basic courtesies that we all should be gladly doing for our spouses. If you can overlook the most outdated items, most of the things on these lists are summed up in these verses:
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.
(1 Corinthians 13:4-8)
Here’s the whole booklet in pdf format. Enjoy!
Added: And take a look at #38 – 20 points! That’s funny.
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