Don't complain if he's late for dinner or even if he stays out all night. Count this as minor compared to what he might have gone through at work.
This is the one part that we at The (real) Stepford Wives take a teeny bit of exception to. We maintain a good husband, who loves and respects his wife as our husbands do, would never put us through the distress of not coming home. Our relationships are very much based on give and take. While we might not question our husbands for being a little late, we would expect an explanation if they stayed out all night. Or decided to have drinks with the guys without so much as a phone call. Flights can be delayed and life can cause complications, but even they understand we are not doormats.
We would not however accuse them of anything unseemly, nor scream at them. We would quietly wait for them to explain and accept their explanation without question. If we felt we were being taken unfair advantage of, we would without hesitation change the locks on the house.
What we have is a very delicate balance. Our husbands respect us and take their position as seriously as we do. We would never hand over everything we are, in our Stepford ideals to any man unworthy or untrustworthy.
Such a man might include the following characteristics:
- He abuses alcohol or uses drugs (including prescription medicines) or has any untreated addictions
- He spends money foolishly causing great debt
- He is physically or mentally abusive to ourselves, our children, our homes, vehicles or our pets.
- He has a history of cheating
- Never takes responsibility for his actions
