What Does “A Real Wife” Do? Let’s Ask Twitter
Posted by: Jessica Wakeman
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11:00AM, Friday November 13th 2009
If you use Twitter, you know that in the lower right-hand corner of your page, there is always a list of the top 10 “trending topics” that tells you what everyone is tweeting about. Sometimes everyone’s got “paranormal activity” or Taylor Swift on the brain, but oftentimes, people sound off on random topic ideas. Fun, right?
Well, things “a real wife ...” should do has become a trending topic on Twitter and just wait until you read the hardy-har-har list of things people have come up with! I know some people are being silly and joking, but it’s got to be some statement on gender roles if literally hundreds of people are suggesting “a real wife” should keep her man happy with food and sex. Or maybe these clowns are just confusing a real wife with “A Real Housewife”? After the jump, the most barf-tastic, as well as funniest, favorites.
A real wife ...
- ... watches the kids while you spend rent money at the strip club.
- ... will never argue with her husband in public.
- ... takes care of her man no matter what’s going on in her life.
- ... can cook!
- ... will do anything for you, love you, and adore you.
- ... is submissive!!!!
- ... lets her husband think he’s right.
- ... doesn’t argue about him going out with his boys every now and then. A man needs his space and alone time, too.
- ... doesn’t let herself go two years in. As a matter of fact, a real girlfriend doesn’t let herself go after two months.
- ... shows appreciation for her man at all times ... no complaining.
- ... will not bother her hubby while he’s on the PS3 or 360.
- ... would let her man be the MAN and not be controlling and all in his face complaining all the damn time!
- ... would fry some chicken in nothing but her lingerie and heels for husband.
- ... gives you cute babies.
- ... would still have sex with her hubby even though she’s mad at him!
- ... never lets her man feel as if another man has something he doesn’t.
- ... knows how to cook ... and not in the microwave.
- ... belongs in the kitchen and the bedroom.
- ... still looks poppin’ during and after her pregnancy.
- ... cooks him breakfast before he goes to work and runs his bath water when he come home.
- ... cooks, cleans, takes care of the kids, services the unit, irons your clothes, makes a killer cafe con leche.
- ... is gonna make sure that her husband eats breakfast no matter where he’s at.
- ... knows how to cook!
- ... understands her role in the relationship.
- ... knows that sometimes ya gotta let a man be THE MAN.
- ... remembers that porn stars know best.
- ... is hard to find these days.
I guess I’d better go learn how to work an oven if I want one of these prize specimens to be mine for life.
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spatula
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 11:03 am: [report]
#arealwife will hide dope in her purse for u and prostitute to keep the cable on an food on the table
that one’s my fave
Rose
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 11:08 am: [report]
Frying chicken in lingerie and heels sounds dangerous.
intuition
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 11:12 am: [report]
A real wife will, despite on all the things on this list, wear the pants in the relationship; and her husband knows it.
Mary Berry
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 11:14 am: [report]
I agree! Men have been held down for ages. Now it’s our time. My husband doesn’t DARE tell me what to do. I go out with my girlfriends all the time, but if he ever so much as suggests he wants to go out with his friends, I make him feel sorry. It’s just not his right to do so, plain and simple. I do cook, but the moment he ever expects it, his lap becomes a plate for hot food. I’m tired of all this “man of the house” gibberish. Take control, ladies! Treat your husbands the way husbands treated us for centuries!
PFG-SCR
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 11:19 am: [report]
Exactly.
Mary Berry
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 11:20 am: [report]
Correction: women have been held down for ages.
pinkjellyfish
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 11:25 am: [report]
I agree with the not bothering the hubby while he’s on the PS3 or 360, as long as it applies to me as well. Oh, you want to have sex? Let me finish this level, then maybe I’ll be in the mood (and even that may depend on how good the game was)
qnzmami718
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 11:25 am: [report]
tht list is disgusting, sexist & immature.
i agree - the woman wears the pants, she just lets her husband think that hhe does
So sly
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 11:25 am: [report]
A real wife shouldn’t hesitate to divorce the chauvinist husband that actually expects any of these!
spatula
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 11:28 am: [report]
Really the best part is to look at the photos, spelling, and grammar of the lovely folks who are spouting these gems of wisdom. A real bunch of winners on Twitter, lemme tell ya.
tigerstripe
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 11:28 am: [report]
HA I guess a “real wife” is pretty hard to find now. I’m all for equality though, I like to think that my boyfriend and I each have one pants leg in our relationship.
CheeeeEEEEse
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 11:31 am: [report]
A real wife who gets angry at the stupidest things, such as this, doesn’t deserve the rights stronger women who came before them fought for.
*sam*
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 11:37 am: [report]
WOW. I especially like how qnzmami718 considers this list to be “disgusting, sexist, and immature” only to then turn around and espouse the exact same sentiments.
Keep it classy Frisky readers!
sparklestar
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 11:38 am: [report]
Betty Draper
PFG-SCR
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 11:39 am: [report]
@qnzmami718: Personally, I think ridiculous stereotypes are hilarious. I’m confident enough to know that even if there is a grain of truth to one of the stereotypes, it’s not threatening to me.
Naneenya
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 11:41 am: [report]
A real wife can take a joke.
Mary Berry
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 11:42 am: [report]
How about a list of what REAL husbands do? I’d like to see the responses of sexist men like Cheese and Sam.
IrishErin
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 11:46 am: [report]
I personally loathe the thought of being controlled in a relationship or attempting to control someone else. How did equality and a fair relationship escape 85% of the population? I feel sorry for anyone who feels the need to walk around and tell their man THEY wear the pants. Or a man who feels compelled to do so to his wife/girlfriend. It’s not a power struggle people…it’s a relationship.
SouthOC
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 11:50 am: [report]
Lists like this are designed to highlight the angst between the sexes. Jeez, can’t we all just get along?
Although my wife and I have gravitated to the traditional male and female chores around the house, we’re equals in every way, and appreciate each other for the caring and sacrifices it takes to make our relationship work.
I understand that most of the gender based angst in our culture comes from thousands of years of male domination (which still exists in too many countries) but here in the US we’re miles ahead of the curve.
Enjoy the good, change the bad…
fireflyeyes
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 11:50 am: [report]
As terrible as this all is, it made me laugh because I do a lot of very “wifey” stuff. I cook from scratch, sew, knit, fix the house up, can food, bake bread etc (although I totally wear the pants in the family, I just like homey stuff and crafts). The other day I made my husband and warm fleece robes for the winter and my girlfriend said, “Wow, I need a wife like you!”.
A.J.R.
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 11:56 am: [report]
A real wife will let her husband stick it anywhere.
ANYWHERE…
*sam*
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 11:59 am: [report]
@Mary Bary: fyi, my list for what “real” husbands do would look EXACTLY like my list for what a “real” wife does. I’ll post it here as it’s super short.
1) respects their partner and appreciates them for all they do.
Gee, I hope you don’t vomit a little in your mouth while you try to digest my blatant sexism and double standards.
Mary Berry
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 12:08 pm: [report]
Sam:
I never said we shouldn’t respect and appreciate each other. I just don’t want him going out because all men cheat. And I work hard at my job. I expect him to appreciate that, and not tell me to do things for him when I get home. He can take care of the house just as well as I can.
Raugiel
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 12:14 pm: [report]
@ *sam* - I’m with you. I’m glad my guy also feels the same way.
SouthOC
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 12:17 pm: [report]
Perfect!
This list was typical of life in the 1950’s when most women were stay at home moms and our culture was more sexist. I think now days, the women who choose to stay home with the curtain climbers do a lot of these things because they want to, and hopefully their husbands shower them with praise for doing so.
I just watched Mad Men, season 1 disc 1, and had major flashbacks to my childhood in the 60’s. I’m so glad our culture is getting closer to equality.
Honestly, I don’t know of even one man who expects any of these things.
sarahprotzman
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 12:23 pm: [report]
@Mary Berry Wow, that is some bitter #&@$%.
JenniferRly
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 12:29 pm: [report]
I’m pretty sure Sam & Cheese are not sexist… They read the Frisky.
Also, @Sam: If I wasn’t already married, you be my pick.
*sam*
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 12:38 pm: [report]
@JenniferRly: aww, that’s so sweet, I’m honored!
However, even if we were BOTH unmarried, unless you live in a marriage-equality state, we’d be s.o.l.
equnsuocha
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 12:41 pm: [report]
A real Wife supports her dreams and her husbands. She makes sure she is fulfilled with herself through her own interests.
CassieJo
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 12:43 pm: [report]
This.
Riley
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 12:53 pm: [report]
This post proves that if you go out looking to be offended by everything, you’ll succeed.
bumbler
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 12:56 pm: [report]
To be fair no one would be surprised if another minority group was offended by a list like this.
Riley
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 12:58 pm: [report]
Another minority?
powplz
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 01:00 pm: [report]
@bumbler - are married women actually considered a minority though?
bumbler
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 01:05 pm: [report]
@Riley A minority in the sense of power and opportunity. Where I live white people are the minority, that does not mean they even come close to facing the realities of being black or hispanic. Power is given by dint of sheer numbers.
@joyy most of the responses are generalized sexist tropes which apply to what a woman in general is supposed to be. I understand that most of them are meant to be funny but some read with quite a bit of vitriol like: “would let her man be the MAN and not be controlling and all in his face complaining all the damn time!”
bumbler
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 01:12 pm: [report]
*power isn’t given.
indianagirl
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 01:22 pm: [report]
If Im in heels frying chicken in my nightie, im probably burning something important on my body and falling down… do men not know that grease pops?? AND that it gets on the floor!!! Slick heels… grease… and undies… clumsy wife= broken bones& 3rd degree burns!
ootie grl
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 01:50 pm: [report]
That list was funny. In a marriage or relationship it should be equal. Making each other happy and being supportive.
Queen Frostine
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 02:14 pm: [report]
Ladies, our goal in life is to become a Stepford Wife hybrid of Sasha Grey, Betty Crocker and Martha Stewart.
*sam*
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 02:23 pm: [report]
hmm, I don’t understand why 1/2 of these comments didn’t show up previously (hence my late response), but what ev.
@mary berry:
need I really say more? Face it, you’re an idiot with double standards and broad generalizations. I rest my case.
CheeeeEEEEse
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 02:30 pm: [report]
@Queen Frostine: Where do I get me one of those?
Mary Berry
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 03:00 pm: [report]
*sam*,
You must be a men’s rights idiot. If so, I rest my case.
bumbler
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 03:11 pm: [report]
Reverse discrimination is never acceptable.
secretstevie
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 03:17 pm: [report]
Mary Berry you are honestly the most psychotic commenter on this site. There are other users on theFrisky whose comments i don’t agree with but they don’t necessarily offend me either.
you’re just plain insane.
are you kidding me!!??? firstly, two wrongs don’t make a right and secondly why would we want to mistreat the foxy fine men in our lives just because then men generations before us weren’t treating ladies right? i’ll treat my man with love, respect and trust thank you!
uhhh yeah i’m guessing that all men cheat on you because you’re a hypocritical crazy person.
secretstevie
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 03:18 pm: [report]
ps Mary Berry, it sounds to me like Sam is an equal rights supporter. i’m not sure if you’re familiar with that concept.
bumbler
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 03:20 pm: [report]
Also unless I have been lead astray by her comments *Sam* is a woman. I hardly think she is in favor of oppressing herself.
CheeeeEEEEse
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 03:21 pm: [report]
@bumbler: That’s how she likes it.
bumbler
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 03:24 pm: [report]
Haha I think we need confirmation from Sam here.
Mary Berry
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 03:26 pm: [report]
Wow, it’s sad that so many women who comment on this site cowtow to men. I enjoy Jessica’s blogs, as I think she gets it. As for the others, stand up for your rights and stop stomping on yourselves!
*sam*
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 03:39 pm: [report]
haha. Yes bumbler you’re correct, I am in fact a woman.
I’m glad someone got the whole “unless you live in a marriage-equality state” bit.
(and Chx8se doesn’t count, bc he “knows” me
bumbler
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 04:02 pm: [report]
@Mary Stomping on someone else does not equal “not stomping on yourself.” The correct answer is don’t stomp on anyone.
Amelia McDonell-Parry
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 04:16 pm: [report]
Yo. It’s Friday. Everyone play a lil’ nicer, okie?
CheeeeEEEEse
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 04:18 pm: [report]
@Amelia: It’s Friday, relax.
bumbler
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 04:21 pm: [report]
@Cheeeeeeeeeese It’s Friday. That’s it. It’s Friday.
PFG-SCR
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 04:22 pm: [report]
@EEEE: If you want to continue to “watch” this type of fighting, I can send you my kids for the weekend. Newark or Laguardia?
sarahprotzman
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 04:24 pm: [report]
@ Mary Berry Is there no line between a cowtowing woman and one who merely respects her partner as an equal in the relationship?
Also, all men cheat? Huh. I’m always amazed at the facts you can learn on the Interwebs.
Being so angry and malicious toward the opposite sex, I believe, only diminishes the respect, power and equality you’re so deeply looking for.
dudette
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 04:51 pm: [report]
this list for the most part wasn’t even funny, and i like inappropriate or non pc jokes. But a real wife gives you cute babies made me smile.
Also I agree with most of the commenters. People like Mary Berry give feminism a bad name. Its not about domination, its about equality! seriously
cooldad
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 04:58 pm: [report]
A client gave me a doll where you pulled the string, and the “wife” would say “I’ll mow the lawn so you can watch the game”, etc. Very funny (unlike the list), although for some weird reason my wife didn’t think so. My son has it now
secretstevie
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 06:40 pm: [report]
well put dudette!
CheeeeEEEEse
wrote on November 13 2009 @ 09:22 pm: [report]
@SCRMOM: Newark please, I’ll set them to work. Obama says work will set you free.
og217
wrote on November 14 2009 @ 09:06 am: [report]
I thought the list wis silly and completely inoffensive, male-fantasy /wishful thinking stuff. Yeah, men would love it if women cooked elaborate meals featuring beef, wore skimpy clothing, always wanted sex and were always fun. Is this seriously newsworthy? Was someone under the impression that men want wives who nag, whine, fart and demand that HE cook and clean? Um, no. Men and women want someone who will love them, the way they want to be loved. Men want to be loved with food and sex, is this seriously shocking to someone? If anything, the fact that cooking was mentioned several times on that list is interesting. Do most women never cook a meal? Married or not, what do you live on, people?
I don’t see anything wrong with the idea of the ideal wife who cooks and cleans. The ideal husband earns a billion, gives head and foot rubs all day long and wants to talk about feelings, Lady Gaga and the puppy we are going to buy. Whatever, its a fantasy. Real people can probably improve their relationships if they weren’t so defensive and actually considered doing something that makes their partner happy. You’re not going to die in a grease fire if you wear heel and bring home some KFC!
Its just a silly list, no need to get one’s panties in a bunch.
jambadreamer07
wrote on November 14 2009 @ 11:02 am: [report]
I’m pretty much not willing to do a single thing on this list except the love part. Guess I’ll never be married. Shame
Mary Berry
wrote on November 14 2009 @ 03:24 pm: [report]
You all are sexist and apparently against feminism. I’m glad there are true feminists like Jessica that believe in womens rights. Men are secondary.
majicksand
wrote on November 14 2009 @ 05:46 pm: [report]
Hey *sam*, do you think your avatar caused all the confusion? Ask your marine. I’m pretty sure he’ll confirm that rainbow daisies scream macho chauvanist pig. hehe
As for the list, I’m pretty sure my husband would trade the lot for “gives head daily”.
Jessica Wakeman
wrote on November 14 2009 @ 07:49 pm: [report]
It’s always intriguing to me how instead of critiquing awful things about women that men have written (joking or not) on Twitter which I put into my blog post, the threads on such blogs posts end up with a bunch of commenters jumping on the one person in the comments who repeats what the men have said about women, but aiming it towards men. Isn’t that a little misguided, people?
bumbler
wrote on November 14 2009 @ 08:55 pm: [report]
Really? Because I’m sure many of us would say the same things to a man who said that he was allowed to go out whenever and where ever he felt like while his wife did not have the right to do so. That’s a pretty abusive power dynamic no matter what genders are involved. It’s disingenuous to pay lip service to equality only because you desire to be the oppressor instead of the oppressed.
While I do find it sickening that these stereotypes of “good wife” “good woman” still exist and am even more disturbed by the idea, as evinced by some comments, that women are required to laugh at this tripe or they fall into the humorless feminazi stereotype while no one would expect a black person to find a list about the ideal black person with statements like “knows where all the Popeyes in a 5 mile radius are located” and “knows when to sit at the back of the bus” funny in the slightest, I don’t see that as any reason to hold back on someone claiming to be domineering at the expense of their partner. There’s also an issue of while we have come to expect female stereotypes from society in general and some unenlightened, insecure men, a woman who self-identifies as a feminist who behaves immaturely and abusively undermines what the rest of us are striving for. It’s almost a betrayal from an unexpected quarter. That kind of behavior feeds the very stereotype that has been used to undermine the feminist movement almost from the get-go. Aside from that (what I’m sure moderate live and let live Christians feel for zealots like the funeral protesters) there’s the basic issue of human decency and responsibility. While these stereotypes have been used to oppress women for thousands of years they are not going to be changed overnight and the issue is more difficult than a clear cut instance of one person blatantly mistreating another one person. Attacking the hydra can overwhelm some people and make it difficult for them to know where to begin (not that this is ok but it’s one reason) attacking a smaller more easily dealt with monster is easier for everyone to have a unified opinion on making it seem like “ganging up.”
Bean's Girl
wrote on November 14 2009 @ 08:56 pm: [report]
A real husband….
...will get on HIS knees once in a while because…
...IT WON’T LICK ITSELF YOU KNOW.
Muhahaha…
Mary Berry
wrote on November 15 2009 @ 12:12 am: [report]
Amen, Jessica! You see, people, you all are a bunch of women-haters!
Shannon87
wrote on November 16 2009 @ 11:46 am: [report]
Oh yeah, these guys are some real keepers. I think I’ll stick with my guy. We both work full time, but he’s very understanding and is aware that I need help with doing things around the house. It’s obvious that I can’t work full time and come home and do everything just so he can sit and do nothing, especially since he gets home 5 hours before I do. Half the time he even makes me dinner and has it ready about the time I get home. A relationship should be fair and giving on both sides. You’re helping the other person out with things they can’t always get to and neither person should be in a slave position for the other.
bogart4017
wrote on November 16 2009 @ 12:56 pm: [report]
@Bean’s Girl——
You are hilarious. You should be a comedy writer!
HapilyMarried
wrote on November 21 2009 @ 03:09 am: [report]
Lol,A.J.R.
A real wife will let her husband stick it anywhere.
ANYWHERE…
ok I’m 23 and I suppose old fashioned I cook,clean do al the normal housewife things and am a stay at home mom with 1 baby.I know not everyone agrees but I’m happy with my role,not forced into it.My hubby doesn’t make me do anything I choose to.When it comes to sex I guess I’m not like most women i want it all the time,my husband jokes that I’m always begging for it lol.Yes I’m tired from all I do,but I make time for it,the kids do sleep ya know.
I think we’re pretty equal & we’re both happy,that’s what’s important.