Husbands, hear what one wife says women really want from their husbands.
Talking Points:
- Women want respect from their husbands. They want to feel like husbands appreciate all that they do. Stay at home moms want their husband to take notice of all the work they do caring for kids, maintaining the home, and being a taxi service. Working wives want their husbands to take interest in their profession, appreciate what they do in the home while juggling a career, and would love to have their husbands contribute to the household chores.
- Women want to be understood. They want their husband to listen so they can be understood They don’t want a husband who’s just looking to fix a problem.
- Women want attention and love. A great way to show love to your spouse is to learn her love language and start speaking that language to her. (see The 5 Love Languages for more information).
- If men give their wives respect, seek to understand them, and love them in the way they need to be loved, their sex life will greatly improve!
Talk About It
- Watch the video together or invite someone to summarize the topic.
- What is your initial reaction to this video? Do you disagree with any of it? What jumped out at you?
- What grade would you give yourself on respecting your wife. Explain. In what ways can you improve in this area?
- How has going into the “fix it” mode helped or hurt your marriage in the past? Explain.
- Why is listening an important skill for husbands?
- How often do you feel like you fail to give your wife what she needs? How can the 5 love languages help you with this dilemma?
- Why do you think there is a strong correlation between a wife getting what she needs from her husband and sex?
- What are some practical steps you can take to learn what your wife needs from you?
- Write a personal action step based on this conversation.
