MercyA Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Being Hive-less last night forced me to resort to taking quizzes like this one: What Made a Good Marriage in 1939? I am pleased to report that my husband scored in the "Very Superior" range. :wub: How do you and your spouse rank? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Mine was only superior but that is because some of that stuff I don't even like that I am sure they deem as being good. I don't like the term "supplies his wife with" and I certainly don't need a car left for me, I have my own car, so I didn't click on that or anything like that. Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Mine scored "very superior" too! I gave him the point for leaving me the car because he's gone out of his way to make sure I had a car when his was wrecked. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 Mine was only superior but that is because some of that stuff I don't even like that I am sure they deem as being good. I don't like the term "supplies his wife with" and I certainly don't need a car left for me, I have my own car, so I didn't click on that or anything like that. Dawn It's definitely interesting to see how things have changed over the last 75 years! I'm wondering if "Kisses wife just after her makeup has been applied" is intended to be a plus or minus. I know I wouldn't mind! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 haha- dh scored Very Superior but I scored Poor, with a score of 40. The stuff for wives was pretty goofy, like getting dinged for cooking breakfast in pajamas. I do that five days a week. And I admit- I do not wash the top of the milk bottle before I open it. But that might explain why MIL washes the top of canned foods or cans of Pepsi before she opens them. I guess it was a thing some time ago. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawthorne44 Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Yeah, I translated some of the questions. Like the ones about supplies wife with a car. I gave a yes for that since I have the nice car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 haha- dh scored Very Superior but I scored Poor, with a score of 40. The stuff for wives was pretty goofy, like getting dinged for cooking breakfast in pajamas. I do that five days a week. And I admit- I do not wash the top of the milk bottle before I open it. But that might explain why MIL washes the top of canned foods or cans of Pepsi before she opens them. I guess it was a thing some time ago. I scored just Average. It probably helped that I don't wear red nail polish, don't put my cold feet on my husband at night, and don't slow up card games with chatter and gossip. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 My husband got Very Superior. We do the budget together, but I still gave him points of "supplies me with allowance" and for "leaving me a car" because we bought a car for me. I started the test for woman. I am going to fail miserably. ETA: I'm Average with just 57. Lol Heaven forbid I wear pajamas instead of a night gown! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I scored just Average. It probably helped that I don't wear red nail polish, don't put my cold feet on my husband at night, and don't slow up card games with chatter and gossip. :D And that's why I scored below you. Although I don't wear red nail polish I do put my cold feet on dh, and he's fine with it because he's always hot. And when we play card games with our friends, there is more talking than card playing so I'm guilty of that as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 My husband is rated "very superior". Ironically enough he did just fix my iron, lol. And he's never discussed the efficiency of his stenographer with me. Not one single time. ;) 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I scored myself. Very Poor. :lol: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I got superior. I am not dainty. There's not one dainty thing about me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Interesting that - contrary to many people's vague thoughts - the wife was clearly expected to be handling the finances. She gets points for "consulting" with her husband on major purchasing decisions, he gets points for turning over his paycheck. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caribbean Queen Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I'm scored Just Average. Dh scored Very Poor. Accurate results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentlemommy Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I scored Poor. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Well, I'm a poor wife and he's worse off than I am. No comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Mine got a 120, in the very superior range. He is an excellent husband, I agree. What's lame is that I know I'd score lower as a wife than he does as a husband. Whoooooops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Okay, I scored myself and only got a 78, but apparently that is still very superior? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 My DH is Very Superior :D I'm dying over the phrase "marital congress"! And who writes on a table cloth with a pencil? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranquilMind Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Being Hive-less last night forced me to resort to taking quizzes like this one: What Made a Good Marriage in 1939? I am pleased to report that my husband scored in the "Very Superior" range. :wub: How does your spouse rank? I have a very superior husband. Didn't take it for me (I'm sure I rank lower than he does!). ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 Thanks to all of you for humoring me! I wonder how we'd do on an updated scale? I'm sure my husband would still outscore me. :blush: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caribbean Queen Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I'm scored Just Average. I forgot to add 5 points per child. What is 47 + 25? Am I a very good wife? :laugh: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 DH did better than I did. I think I need to get some red nail polish, and from now on I will call it "marital congress". That's awesome! :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 My DH is "very superior". I'm "average" - which surprised me - I thought I'd score very poor. :) I agree that I will definitely try to use "marital congress" as part of my vocabulary from this day forward. Great phrase! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Tharp Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Yeah, I loved marital congress too. That's term that deserves to come back, imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I can't believe I scored "superior." I have a feeling it must have been by a razor-thin margin. If I would have said I squeezed my toothpaste from the top and that the seams in my hose were crooked, I probably would have been toast. My dh scored "superior," too, but I might not tell him about it. No point in making him too full of himself. ;) (I would have probably lost points for not disclosing the info, though...) I'm secretly hoping people will start using "marital congress" as another term for teA around here. :) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I got bored and quit halfway through. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 My ex-husband, OMG. I wish I could have shown him this list! "Don't worry--it's not 1939"? Um, not insulting your wife in public and being a careful driver are still good skills. I'm average, technically, but I bet the drinking and the fact that I wear socks about the house got me. It was definitely a reminder to be more cheerful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Dh - very superior Me - average Wears pajamas instead of nightgown??? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewellsmommy Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Well, I always dress for breakfast because I don't usually eat naked. And I "darn" his socks on a regular bases because they are never coupled. :D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T'smom Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 haha- dh scored Very Superior but I scored Poor, with a score of 40. The stuff for wives was pretty goofy, like getting dinged for cooking breakfast in pajamas. I do that five days a week. And I admit- I do not wash the top of the milk bottle before I open it. But that might explain why MIL washes the top of canned foods or cans of Pepsi before she opens them. I guess it was a thing some time ago. I started taking it, but got distracted and didn't finish. However, I always wash the tops of cans before I open them. Who knows what disgustingness has touched them in a warehouse or truck! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Very superior DH. Average me. ]Times have changed, thank goodness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jar7709 Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Very superior DH. I, however, am poor. Opposites attract? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiMi 4under3 Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I scored myself. Very Poor. :lol: Me too. :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Very, very poor. It's all that walking around in stocking feet and eating breakfast in my pj's. There are times when I'm still in my pj's when dh gets home from work. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 haha- dh scored Very Superior but I scored Poor, with a score of 40. The stuff for wives was pretty goofy, like getting dinged for cooking breakfast in pajamas. I do that five days a week. And I admit- I do not wash the top of the milk bottle before I open it. But that might explain why MIL washes the top of canned foods or cans of Pepsi before she opens them. I guess it was a thing some time ago. I scored poor, but forgot to add 5 pts per child. Guess I might make it to just average with their help. I'm a horrid wife. Not sure why he puts up with me. DH scored Superior & he's swoon-city :drool5: by today's standards, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I scored poor, but forgot to add 5 pts per child. Guess I might make it to just average with their help. I'm a horrid wife. Not sure why he puts up with me. DH scored Superior & he's swoon-city :drool5: by today's standards, too. I don't even get a boost from adding kids since it specified minor children and mine are all adults. I'm keeping my poor rating to myself. Dh thinks I'm a good wife and I'm not about to tell him otherwise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entropymama Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I did pretty well because I got 30 points for minor children. That made up for all the sock wearing, not making myself dainty and putting my cold feet on him. Ironically, he'd probably love red nail polish, but ain't nobody got time for that. He rated very superior. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 DH got very superior(92), I'm only average(49 + 10 for 2 minors). The fact that so many questions focused on the wife's appearance is what really sunk me. I wear PJs, am more then 15 pounds over, I don't dress for breakfast (heck, I'm usually still asleep) I like to wear my "scroungies" around the house. What saved me is that I don't tend to ask or pester DH for attention and I put food on the table at a regular time, very important in the late 1930's apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecclecticmum Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 DH got a very poor :scared: -7! But I got a 23 :confused1: which is isted as very poor too, so I guess we are made for one another :sleep: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 both of us average :mellow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I would have been a terrible wife in 1939. So many of those things expected of women are just plain silly. Gives her husband a shampoo and manicure? Egads! Uses slang and profanity? Well, yes, sometimes I do, but not often. And yes, even in front of DH! I didn't realize being overweight was a ding against wives either. How rude! I wonder if wives were supposed to look like June Cleaver all the time and do housework in a nice dress and heels? DH was naturally top of the line. That seems to be common here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I was Superior and dh was Very Superior. It struck me that many of the male things that were considered good would probably have been more of a big deal then, which is perhaps why so many of our husbands score high now. What might have been unusual enough to be especially praiseworthy in 1939 is considered more what men are expected to do now.....like help with the kids, help around the house, etc. Where for women so many of the questions related to things like appearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 When I took the tests, DH got 24 and I got 30. When he took the tests, he got 120 and I got negative 30. That should tell you all you need to know about our relationship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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