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Message: <blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 765044" data-attributes="member: 1246">ADVICE FROM A RETIRED HUSBAND......It is important for men to remember that, as women grow older, it becomes     harder for them to maintain the same quality of housekeeping as when they were     younger. When you notice this, try not to yell at them. Some are     oversensitive, and there's nothing worse than an oversensitive woman. My name is Ron. Let me relate how I handled the situation with my wife,     Carol Anne. When I retired a few years ago, it became necessary     for Carol Anne to get a full-time job, along with her part-time     job, both for extra income and for the health benefits that we needed.     Shortly after she started working, I noticed she was beginning to show her     age. I usually get home from the golf club about the same time she gets     home from work Although she knows how hungry I am, she almost always says she has to rest     for half an hour or so before she starts dinner. I don't yell at her.     Instead, I tell her to take her time and just wake me when she gets dinner     on the table. I generally have lunch in the Men's Grill at the club, so     eating out is not reasonable. I'm ready for some home-cooked grub when I     hit that door. She used to do the dishes as soon as we finished eating. But     now it's not unusual for them to sit on the table for several hours after     dinner. I do what I can by diplomatically reminding her several times each evening     that they won't clean themselves. I know she really appreciates this, as it     does seem to motivate her to get them done before she goes to bed. Another symptom of aging is complaining, I think.   For example, she will say that     it is difficult for her to find time to pay the monthly bills during her     lunch hour. But, Boys, we take 'em for better or worse, so I just smile and     offer encouragement. I tell her to stretch it out over two, or even three     days. That way, she won't have to rush so much. I also remind her that     missing lunch completely now and then wouldn't hurt her any (if you know     what I mean). I like to think tact is one of my strong points.. When doing simple jobs, she seems to think she needs more rest periods. She     had to take a break when she was only half-finished mowing the yard. I try     not to make a scene. I'm a fair man.. I tell her to fix herself a nice,     big, cold glass of freshly squeezed lemonade and just sit for a while. And,     as long as she is making one for herself, she may as well make one for me,     too.. I know that I probably look like a saint in the way I support Carol Anne.     I'm not saying that showing this much consideration is easy. Many men will     find it difficult. Some will find it impossible! Nobody knows better than I     do how frustrating women get as they get older. However, Guys, even if you     just use a little more tact and less criticism of your aging wife because     of this article, I will consider that writing it was well worthwhile. After     all, we are put on this earth to help each other.   EDITOR'S NOTE: Ron died suddenly on January 31 of a perforated rectum. The     police report says he was found with a Calloway extra-long 50-inch Big     Bertha Driver II golf club jammed up his a--, with barely 5 inches of grip     showing, and a sledge hammer laying nearby. His wife Carol     Anne was arrested and charged with murder. The all-woman jury took     only 10 minutes to find her Not Guilty, accepting her defense that Ron,     somehow without looking, accidentally sat down on his golf club. </blockquote>

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